Vol. 4 No.9

1I6CROWSNESTTHE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY·S MAGAZINE JULY, 1952

CONTENTS

RCN News Review . . . .'. , .

Naval Engagement Olf Halifax

Benevo/~nt Fund Makes Gain

Officers and Men

Lower'Deck Pror.·.otions

Man 01 the Month

HMCS Bytown

Humble Hero . .

Afloat and Ashore .

They A;m toSatisly

The Navy,Plays ..'

Corp~ra rWha/e, A. B.

Battle orthe Atlantic Sunday

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The photo on the opposite page givesthe impression, almost, that a civiliancrew has taken over HMCS Magnificent.However, the gentlemen in the fedorasand topcoats are only guests-membersof the Canadian Industrial PreparednessAssociation who spent a day at sea in thecarrier, May 19, witnessing a navaldemonstration off Halifax. In the partywere more than 100 leading figures inCanadian industry. The phot'o showsthem gathered on the flight' deck,island and gun sponsons to watch asHMCS Quebec comes alongside totransfer stores. (See also page 4).(Photo HS-19673).

* * *Negative numbers of RCN photographsreproduced in The Crowsnest are inc! uded withthe caption for the be'nefit of persons Wishingto obtain prints of the ph~tos.

This they may do by sending an order to theSuperintendent of Photography (Navy), NationalDefence Headquarters, Ottawa, quoting thenegative number of the photograph, giving thesize and type required, and enclosing a moneyorder for the full amount, payable to theReceive~ General of Canada.

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CO?Jer Photo - The Royal Canadian Navy was representedfor the first tilne this year in one of the top internationalyachtirlg events - the annual 630-1uile race between Newport,R.I., and Berluuda. Flying the burgee of the newly-forlued RC,NSailing Association, the staysail schooner Wanderer IX was theonly Canadiall entry an10ng the 63 yachts which sailed fron1

_Newport June 21. The 31~year-old Wanderer IX is on loan to­the Halifax Squadron of the RCNSA from the estate, of the lateD. R. Turnbull.

Tl"le yacht has a ten-man crew.' Commander J. C. Reed isskipper, Lieut. (EjE) G. H. F. Poole-Warren is luate, and othermembers of the crew are Lieut., R. L. McI{ay, Lieut. (L)W. D.,Hutchinson, Lieut. C. A. Prosser, Lieut. D. O. Campfield, PO]. Wi -Ayres, PO P. J. Quinlan, AB Robert Booth and Ord ,Sea.R.A. WoodhiIl. (HS-19951). .

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R.G.N. ·News ReviewMagnijicentTakes PartIn Big NATO Exercise

The year's half-way mark foundHMCS Magnificent il). Europeanwaters where, for eight days in thelatter part of June, she had takenpart in Exercise Castanets, the largestinternational manO'uvres held sincethe war. The NATO exercise wasdesigned to test the ability of the airand sea forces of North AtlanticTreaty countries to co-operate in'protecting trade. in the' easternAtlantic, English Channel and NorthSea.

Ships and aircraft of nine NATOnations took part. These included abattleship, five aircraft carriers, threecruisers, three minelayers, 45 des­troyers and escorts, over 70 mine­sweepers, numerouS small craft andabout 400 aircraft.

More than 100 warships and navalauxiliaries were provided by NATOcountries to act as ships in convoy,and ship owners co-operated byflying special signals in suitable fastships in the area to mark them asindependently routed ships open toattack by the "enemy".

An ash tray made from the casing of thefirst shell fired by Canadian forces in theKorean war was presented to Prime MinisterSt. Laurent, May 19, by Vice-AdmiralE. R. Mainguy, Chief of the Naval Staff, onbehalf of the RCN. The shell from which thea~h tray was made was fired August 15, 1950,by HMCS Cayuga. (0-2290).

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The "enemy" was a formidableone, well supplied with all knownweapons of attack against shipping­submarines and E~boats for' torpedoattacks; surface ships, aircraft andsubmarines forminelaying; land andcarrier-based strike aircraft, and sur­face raiders.

Following Exercise Castanets, theMagnificent sailed from PortsmouthJuly 1 for Malta, where she was tojoin the Royal Navy's MediterraneanFleet for exercises lasting until August20. She will return to U.K. watersfor a month of further exercisesbefore returning to Halifax aboutOctober 7.

The Magnificent was accompaniedto Plymouth in June by HMCSHaida, the destroyer then returning toHalifax.

Nootka Has Close Callin Duel with Reds

Canadian destroyers in Koreanwaters were more than usually activein the latter part of May and firstpart of June.

HM CS Nootka had a particularlywarm time of it. She had, in fact,the narrowest escape from battlescars of any of the Canadian shipsthat have operated ,in the war zone.

On May 30, while shooting uptargets in the Chongjin area, far upthe east coast of Korea, the Nootkaand the USS Thomason (destroyerescort) came under heavy, accuratefire from shore batteries:

The Reds' first salvoes landed closeby the N'ootka and succeeding broad­sides continued to bracket andstraddle her as she turned to seawardto, open the range. One salvo landedso close on the port side that waterwas thrown over the bridge and alookout and two of "A" gun's loadingnllmbers had their helmets blown oft.

Within the time it took the Nootkato steam out of range, an estimated150 shells landed in close 'vicinity tothe. ship, about 15 salvoes comingwithin 20 yards and 40 within 200.The upper deck Was sprayed withshell fragments, some up to eightinches in length, but, fortunately,damage was negligible and therewere no casualties.

Through all this, the Nootka's "X"gun had been answering the Redswith broa.dsides at the rate of oneevery four seconds. Then, after with­drawing a.nd assessing the situation,the destroyer headed straight back inthrough a fog and rain bank andturned her full main armament onthe batteries.

The ship's gunners saturated thebattery positions with shelHire, thistime without practically any op­position. Only three enemy roundswere fired in reply and all were short.

On this patrol, the Nootka carriedout almost dally bombardments asshe ranged from the' "bombline"almost to the far northern border ofKorea. Industrial areas and com­munications, the latter including raillines, bridges, truck convoys andwater transport, were her principaltargets.

On the west coast, the Athabaskanwas equally active, shelling' troopconcentrations, gun positions, build­ings and other targets. During thepatrol, the Athabaskan worked with avariety of UN ships - British, Ameri­can, New Zealand and South Korean- and with aircraft of the USN.

Just about every last item aboard waschecked to make sure it was in top condi­tion before HMCS Crusader departed for thewar zone. Shown here replacing the breech onone of the ship's 4.5-inch guns are CPORichard Williams and PO William Pinhos.(E-18957).

If we had a priz~ f«;>r unusual pho~ographs, this one would take it, showing as itdoes a r~re type of slup In an odd predIcament. The Portuguese four-master weighinganchor In St. John's. harbor, has come up with a "foul anchor" caused by ~ completeturn around a derelIct .spar. The photo was taken at the instigation of CommanderR. 1':. W~bber, CanadIan Naval Comman~er Newfoundland, who happened to be~as~lng wl~h a n~;al ~,hotographer a.t the tune. Note the clothing hanging from thengglng. WIth no vap on board their ship, the Portuguese sailors have to wait untilthey reach port to get fresh water to wash their clothes. Then they have a mammothwash-day. .

Iroquois, CrusaderArri,Je in Far East

Two Canadian destroyers arrivedin the Far East in June. The firstwas HMCS Iroquois, taking theplace of the Cayuga. She was followeda week later by HMCS Crusader,relieving the Athabaskan.

Both the Halifax-based Iroquoisand Esquimalt-based Crusader areserving in the Far East for the firsttime..

Cayuga Comes Homewith Proud Record

Just five days less than a year fromthe day she sailed, HMCS Cayugareturned to Esquimalt, June 14, fromher second tour of operations in theKorean theatre. She was greeted atthe jetty by some 500 friends andrelatives of the destroyer's company.

The Cayuga's actual time in thewar theatre lasted from July 1951to May 1952. During that period herduties consisted mostly of carrierescort and inshore patrols, with theemphasis on the latter.

Statistically speaking, she steamed53,045 miles and spent 233 days atsea in the operational area; fired6,153 rounds at the enemy f(om herfour-inch guns and 3,683 rounds fromher Bofors; carried out 40 oilingoperations at sea and made 40 seatransfers.

The Cayuga was fired on by shorebatteries on three different occasionsand by heavy machine guns severalother times. Her motor cutter alsocame under machine gun and riflefire. Several hundred rounds werefired at her but the Cayuga wasnever hit, although several nearmisses occurred.

On the Cayuga's arrival in Japanlast July her captain, CommanderJames Plomer, took over the duties ofCommander Canadian DestroyersFar East. The Cayuga was soonplaying a leading part in the defenceof UN-held islands off the west coastof North Korea and later was chosento organize and head the defence of anumber of islands against the threatof invasion.

Assistance was given by the Cana­dian sailors to refugees and others.During the bitterly cold winter,members of the ship's company sup­plied ill-clad islanders with clothing,some of which was charged to in­dividual men and would eventuallymean a fair sum of money out of theirown pockets.

After River CruiseQuebec goes to U.K.

HM CS Quebec for the first timevisited the province whose name shebears when she made calls at Sorel,Quebec City and Montreal in June.

Her visit at Sorel coincided with acall there by the USS Samuel B.Roberts (destroyer) and both shipslanded guards for the internationalgun presentation ceremonies held June14 by Sorel Industries Ltd.

The Quebec was boarded at Halifaxby the Cornwallis band, which tookpart, along with a guard from theQuebec, in ship-naming ceremoniesfor HM CS Labrador (Arctic patrolvessel) and HMCS Chignecto (coastalminesweeper), qS well as other cere­monies during the day. The bandremained with the cruiser for thevisits to Quebec City and Montreal.

The stay at Quebec City lastedfrom June 15 to June 20 and theQuebec was in Montreal from theafternoon of June 20 to the morningof June 25. Band concerts and Sunsetceremonies were presented in bothcities.

The St. Lawrence River cruiseended with a visit, June 26-29, toCornerbrook, Nfld., where the staywas a day longer than originallyplanned so the Quebec could bepresent for Newfoundland Remem­brance Day services. She arrived backin Halifax on June 30.

On July 4 the Quebec is due to sailon a three-week training cruise tothe United Kingdom, putting inbriefly at Portsmouth on July 10,and spending July 11-21 at Chathambefore returning to Halifax.

A second summer training cruisefor the Quebec, August 7-22, willinclude calls at Digby,N.S.; BarHarbor, Maine, and Argentia, Nfld.

One 'Sweeper Launched,Keels of Two Laid

While HMCS Labrador and HMCSChignecto were receiving their namesin ceremonies at Sorel on June 14,the keel of another coastal mine­sweeper, the Quinte, was being laidat Port Arthur. A day earlier the

. keel of a coastal minesweeper, the

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Naval. EngagementOff· Halifax

(From THE BULLETIN, official publication of the CanadianIndustrial Preparedness Association)

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CIPA delegates watch from the flight deck as two Avengers "buzz" the Magnificent duringa simulated air strike carried out as part of the naval demonstration staged for the benefit ofthe industrialists. (IIS-19670).

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OF the periodic armed servicesdisplays arranged for the benefit

of the Canadian Industrial Prepared­ness Association during the past fewyears, the ·special functions stagedby the Royal Canadian Navy atHalifax, highlighted by a day at seaon board the aircraft carrier Magnifi­cent, will occupy a foremost place.

One hundred and ten industrialists,from many parts of Canada, werepresent at Halifax on May 19 and 20.They were afforded a particularlyfine opportunity to familiarize them­selves with many phases of the Navy'swork, at sea, on land and in the air,and at the same time discuss problemspeculiar to their particular businesswid). the operational forces, and thepersons who keep them operational.

With no routine association busi­ness on the program, the entire twodays were elevoted to seeing, factfinding and "talking shop", revolvingaround Navy, industrialists, andgovernment officials in attendance.In all probability, no previous gather­ing of the CIPA has provided suchan excellent opportunity to bringthese groups together, and enable

them to hold discussions on theirspecialized subjects.

From the moment the group boar­ded the 694-foot, 17,nO-ton aircraftcarrier Magnificent (Captain K. L.Dyer) at 7 :45 a.m. on the morningof May 19, until they trooped downthe gangplank at 7 :00 p.m., there wasnothing but· unflagging interest andenthusiasm for what they saw and.heard. They were welcomed aboard,9-nd duly briefed, by Rear-AdmiralR. E. S. Bidwell, Flag Officer AtlanticCoast, before ascending to the flightdeck, where they were afforded anexcellent view of Halifax harbourand installations as the ship headedfor the open sea.

Following astern, delegated to par­ticipate in the naval exercises, werethe six-inch gun cruiser HMCS Que­bec, which during the war yearsserved with the Royal Navy andRoyal Canadian Navy as the cruiserUganda; the destroyer HMCS Cres­cent, and the frigate HMCS LaHulloise. The Royal Navy submarineAlcide, which had been engaged intraining exercises with the RCN, andwas to continue to Bermuda, was

scheduled to participate later in theday, but 'fog concentration towardmid-day necessitated abandonmentof her torpedo attacks.

Staged a' "Shooting War"Once clear of the Nova Scotian

coastline, in calm and sunny weather,the Navy launched a series of spec­tacular mancpuvres, on sea and in theair, which kept the industrial groupcontinuously interested. As a com­mentator on the public address systemkept his audience informed as towhat was transpiring, the Crescentinaugurated the program by demon­strating the "hedgehog" anti-sub­marine projector, firing a salvo whichlaid down a broad circular patternand prod uced delayed underwaterexplosions. This was followed bydropping of depth charges astern.

In the meantime the 30th· AirCarrier Group, under the commandof Lieut.-Cdr. (P) R. A. B. Creery,based in the Magnificent and con­sisting of 881 Squadron (15 Avengeraircraft) and 871 Squadron (11 SeaFury fighters), was being marshalledfor take-off. The figh ters were launchedfrom the forepart of the deck bycatapult, while the Avengers followedinto the air via normal flight decktake-off.

On shore, at this time" at thenaval air station at Dartmouth, the31st Support Air Group, under Lieut.­Cdr. (P) J. B. Fotheringham andconsisting of a squadron of Avengersand a squadron of Sea Furies, wasstanding at readiness. When the LaHulloise dropped a drogue into thewater, and towed it from safe dis­tance, it was the signal for the airmento swing into attack. In dive bombingruns, the Sea Furies and Avengersshowed fine marksmanship as theynosed down towards the drogue athigh speed, firing their rocket pro­jectiles, cannon and machine gunswith telling effect. Other Avengersfollowed up by laying sticks ofdepth charges across the target:

Lieut. Roger Harris made decklandings and take-offs look compara­tively easy, as he carried out a series·of circuits in an Avenger for thebenefit of his audience and make

. four landings within a space of 15minutes.

More than 100 leading Canadian industrialists spent a day at sea in HMCS Magnificent,May 19, and saw a display of naval sea and air operations in which five RCN ships and 30naval aircraft took part. Pictured on the flight deck of the carrier are, left to right, ]. C. Armer,Toronto, president of the Canadian Industrial Preparedness Association j Rear-Admiral R. E. S.Bidwell, Flag Officer Atlantic Coast, and Major General G. B. Howard, Montreal, executivevice-president and general manager of the CIPA. (HS-19674).

His performance was followedby a remarkable exhibit of aerobaticsby Lieut. Ron Heath in a Sea Fury,the fastest piston.engine aircraft inexistence. Diving and climbing, mak·ing slow rolls, loops, flying upsidedown, and practically skimming thesea, he kept the onlookers spellboundwith his ability to handle the fastfighter.

While fog banks closed in on theexercises, and curtailed a certainamount of activity, they in no waymarred the demonstration. CIPAmembers, assembled in groups of ten,were cond ucted to various parts ofthe ship by the Magnificent's officersand were given a thorough glimpse ofcarrier operatio ns.

"Beat Up" From the Air

During the afternoon, the navalfliers put on a spectacular demon·stration, with four squadrons beingin the air at one time. For a sustainedperiod they staged dive bombingruns at the naval craft, singly and information, and wound up with asplen·didly executed fly-past.

As a final manreuvre, before point.ing towards Halifax late in the day,the Quebec drew alongside the Magni­ficent, a line was passed, and a cross­water transfer of stores and personnelwas carried out between the twovessels.

Following a day at sea, the dele­gates on the 20th were transported bybus around Bedford Basin to theDartmouth side. First they visited theaircraft plant, at the water's edge, ofFairey Aviation, as guests ofC. E.Hibbert. This was followed by avisit to HMCS Shearwater, the navalair station, where they were welcomed

Mail ArrangementsFor Magnificent

Mail for HMCS Magnificent willgo to the same address throughout theentire period she is in European andMediterranean waters. Mail for per­sonnel serving in the carrier should beaddressed as follows:

Rank, Name and official number,HMCS Magnificent,CNPO 5073,Care of The Postmaster,Montreal.Postal rates are 15 cents per quarter

ounce for air mail j five cents for armedforces letter, and four cel1ts for firstounce and two cents for each additionalounce for surface mail. Parcels arelimited to ten pounds at the rate of15 cents per pound. The post officedepartment recommends that the useof parcel post should be kept to aminimum.

and briefed by Captain D. L. Ray­mond, commanding officer. A tourof the base followed, training pro­cedure on deck take-offs were demon­strated on the airfield, and the groupwitnessed a flying demonstration of aSikorsky helicopter newly acquiredby the RCN.

After lunch in the Shearwaterofficers' mess, the party moved on toHMCS Stadacona, where an inspec­tion of the barracks and navaltraining schools was carried out.The tour ended with a visit to HalifaxShipyards Limited, On the invitationof R. J. R. Nelson, where the groupinspected the shipbuilding, repairingarid refitting facilities.

As a fitting close to two days wellspent in inter-change of informationand obtaining first-hand impressionsof the Navy at work, the CIPAtendered a reception and dinnerfor naval officers and other guests atthe Nova Scotian hotel. It wasattended by 131 persons. Speecheswere not on the agenda, but words ofwelcome were offered by PresidentJames C. Armer, of Toronto, who wasin the chair. A toast to the Navy wasproposed by T. Rodgie McLagan,Montreal, vice·president of the CIPA,which was replied to by Rear-Admiral

Bidwell. Those Slttll1g at the headtable, in addition to the above, wereCaptain P. D. Budge, commandingofficer, HMCS Quebec; Brig. L. M.Chesley, Ottawa, Assistant DeputyMinister, Department of NationalDefence; A. P. Craig, HamiltOl~,vice-president Canadian WestinghouseCompany Limited; Captain K. L.Dyer, comm~nding officer, HMCSMagnificent; Lionel A. Forsyth, Mon­treal, president, Dominion Steel andCoal Corporation Limited; Brig. G. M.Grant, Ottawa, Director, ElectronicsDivision, Department of DefenceProduction; Rear-Admiral (E) J. G.Knowlton, Ottawa, Chief of NavalTechnical Services; Major GeneralJ. H. MacQueen, Ottawa, president,Canadian Arsenals Limited; Ian F.McRae, Toronto, assistant to vice­president, Canadian General ElectricLimited; Commodore (E) W. W.Porteous, Superintendent, HMCDockyard, Halifax; Majoi' GeneralE. C. Plow, GOC, Eastern Command,Halifax; Captain D. L. Raymond,commanding officer, HMCS Shear·water; James I. Simpson, Toronto,president, Dunlop Tire and RubberGoods Company Limited; Air ViceMarshal D. M. Smith, Ottawa, AirMember for Technical Services.

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Benevolent Fund Makes GainPresident Warns A~ains~

Complacency, UrgesGreater Support Still

GlrHE Canadian Naval Service-JIL Benevolent Trust Fund camewithin $460 of breaking even on its1951 operations, thanks to in"creasedrevenue from investments and todonations from ships, establishmentsand individuals.

Engineer Rear-Admiral G. L. Ste­phens, RCN, R~t'd, who was electedpresident for a fifth term at theannual meeting held May 12 atNaval Headquarters, said this" hadbeen achieved without any change inthe policy of the fund with respect toextending assistance." Financial· aid to serving and formernaval perso~nel and their depen<;lentstotalled $105,415, made up of $47,409"in grants and $58,006 in loans (1950figures: $57,263 and $51,895). Theaudited balance sheet showed a sur-

. plus of $5,173, but this did not take

into account grants of $5,554 whichhad Qeen authorized but not paid as "of December 31.

"While the financial situation hasso improved," Admiral Stephens said,"I must point out there is no roomfor complacency, but that the fullco-operation of everyone is ne~essary,

not only to continue this supportbut to increase it.

"We are still living in what may beconsidered fairly good times in Canadaand any adverse change in thatsituation might create a very heavydrain on the fund. .The executivecommitte1e will continue to do itsbest not only to administer the fundbut to obtain increased donationsfrom every possible source."

Admiral Stephens. said donationswere $10,077 in 1951 as "against$5,706 in 195d, an encouraging in­crease.

'.'Nor do these figures present apicture of the increase, as donationsfrom personal allotments by RCNpersonnel only came into effect in thelatter part of the year and shouldhave far greater effect on this year'sdonations."

The meeting was told that 719applications for assistance had beenreceived during 1951. Of these, 55treceived financial aid, either in theform of grants or loans.

Many of the rest were assisted infinding employment or were advisedon how to solve their own problems byproper budgeting of their incomes.

In· other cases, the problems weresuch that they could be best handled

through governmental and social wel­fare agencies. Applicants, often una­ware that help could be had from thesesources; were put iIi touch with themby the fund.

The fund's invested capital at theend of the. year was $2,531,500,having be"en boosted to this figureby the receipt of $1,379,710 in navalprize money.

Yearly interest on invested capitalas of December 31 was $66,670 butdue to changes in investments sincethat date has been increased to

<> $70,625 as of June 1,1952."I all). sure I speak for all," said

Admiral Stephens, "when I expressour gratitute to those ships andestablishments and officers and menwho are contributing to the- fund andwhen I express the hope that theywill Gontinuetheir interest and goodwork ~and that their actions will be aninspiration to others to do likewise."

He emphasized that the fund didnot belong to the board of directors orexecutive members of the fund, butto every member and ex-member ofthe Navy. '

"We are your elected representa­tives to administer the fund- volun­tarily, freely and devotedly doingthe best we know how to carry outthe fund's policy.

"But it belongs to the individualwho should feel, in honour bound, tobe interested ,in it and support it tothe best of his ability."

Admiral", Stephens called attentionto the increased support received

.from the naval divisions during the

CANADIAN NAVAL SERVICE BENEVOLENT TRUST FUND

Statement of Income and Expendittlre for the year el1ded December 31,,1951

INCOME

From investments $61,368.55Donations ~07~06

Total income ' $71,445.61

Debit balance on year's work.............. $460.50

$71,906.11

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EXPENDITURE

Grants " .' $47 ,409 .17Admini~trative Expenses (salaries, travelling

office, fidelity bond) ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . .. 9, 799. 77Provision to maintain reserve for conversion

of loans " '.' . . . . .. 9,063.62"Grants authorized but not paid at December 31 . 5,5'54.69Other amounts payable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78.86

Total ' " " $71,906.11

Officers of the Canadian Naval Service Benevolent Trust Fund and delegates to the annual meeting are shown above in the board roomat Naval Headquarters. (0-2280-3).

year and expressed the confident hopethat, as a result of recent correspon­dence and discussions with the divi­sions, there would be a material in­crease in this support this year.

He remarked that the fund wasdeeply indebted to all members of thethree claims committees for theircapable and faithful services. '

"Your directors wish to record,with many thanks, their appreciationfor the assistance given by NavalService Headquarters, commandingofficers of naval ships and establish­ments and the divisions, the membersof their staffs, chaplains, members ofthe Department of Veterans Affairs,various social service and welfare'

Royal PatronThe patronage of Her Majesty the

Queen has been granted to the Cana­dian Naval Sel-vice Benevolent TrustFund - as it had been extendedpreviously by her late father, HisMajesty King George VI.

A letter received at GovernmentHouse from the Keeper of the PrivyPurse, Bucking11am Palace, said:

"I am commanded by the Queen toinform you that Her Majesty has beengraciously pleased to grant her Pat­ronage to the Canadian Naval ServiceBenevolent Trust Fund."

This permits the use of the words"Plltrori - Her Majesty The Queen"under the name of the fund on allcorrespondence.

On the occasion of the death of theKing, a message of sympathy was senton behalf of the fund to Her Majesty,with a pledge of loyalty to her crownand person.

This was acknowledged on behalf ofthe Queen by her command.

organizations, the Red Cross, Cana­dian Legion and the many provincialand municipal bureaus, whose assis­tance has been of the greatest possiblehelp to the fund."

Admiral Stephens had a specialword of appreciation for the fund'ssmall headquarters staff.

"They have worked very hard forthe fund," he said, "frequently ex­pending much time and energy overnormal requirements so that thework might be completed with theleast possible delay."

Also recognized for their work onbehalf of the fund were the AuditorGeneral of Canada and his staff andthose associated closely with AdmiralStephens in the work of the fund,particularly the members of theexecutive committee.

Vice-Admiral E. R. Mainguy, Chiefof Naval Staff, was present at themeeting and spoke briefly of thefund's importance in alleviating hard­ship arising from sickness and othercauses among past and present mem­bers of the Navy and their families.

The annual meeting paid honor tothe rilemories of the late AdmiralP. W. Nelles, former Chief of NavalStaff and a past president of thefund, and of the late Air Marshal A.Edwards, president of the RoyalCanadian Air Force Benevolent Fund.

BENEVOLENT FUNDOFFICERS FOR 1952

Officers and directors of the Cana­dian Naval Service Benevolent TrustFund, elected or re-elected at the

annual meeting in Ottawa, are:Engineer Rear-Admiral G. L. Ste­

phens, RCN, Ret'd, Ottawa, presidentfor the fifth term;

Commander K. S. MacLachlan,RCN(R), Ret'd, Toronto; A. B.Coulter, Ottawa; Willard MacKenzie,Halifax, and CPO D. H. Nelson,HMCS Cayuga, vice-presidents; Com­mander A. C. Bethune, RCN(R)Ret'd, Ottawa; Commodore .Paul WEarl, RCN(R), Montreal; Captain(S) J. Jeffrey, RCN(R), Ret'd, Lon­don, Ont., Griffith Jones, Victoria;R. C. Stevenson, Montreal; Lieut.-at­Arms Wilfred Pember, Esquimalt;Captain P. B. German, RCN, Ret'd,Ottawa; Commodore J. C. Hibbard,RCN, Ottawa; G. C. DeWolfe, Hali­fax; Lieut. (W) Margaret Ellis Beck,RCN (R), Ottawa, and CommanderR. P. White, RCN(R), Ottawa.

Flown From Far EastTo Attend Meeting

The Canadian destroyers servingin the Far East were well representedat the annual meeting of the CanadianNaval Service Benevolent Trust Fund.

CPO D. H. Nelson, of HMCSCayuga, attended in his capacity as adirector of the fund and, at themeeting, was elected a vice-president.

PO J. E. Radley, also of the Cayuga,attended as official representative ofthe destroyer group, and CPO R.Whaley was on hand from HMCSAthabaskan.

All three were flown to Canada inorder to be present at the meeting andreport back on what took place.

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M~NOrdinary Seaman SetsRecord Examination Mark

A new record for the Communica­tions School ~as set when Ord. Sea.Eugene Walczak of CommunicationsVisual class 46 obtained the nearlyperfect mark of 97.5 per cent infleet tactics in the class's final exami­nations.

In the absence of CommanderR. W. Murdoch, officer-in-charge ofthe school, Ord. Sea. Walczak waspresented with his passing out certifi­cate by the supply officer, Commander(S) B. F. Gorely.

Photographer Promotedto Commissioned Rank

Chief Petty Officer John M. Turner,29, of Edmonton ,and Halifax, whohas served as a naval photographersince June 1943, has been promotedto the rank of Acting CommissionedOfficer (SB).

Born in Edmonton, Mr. Turnerentered the RCN in June 1941 as anordinary seaman and took his earlytraining at Esquimalt. After twoyears in the seaman branch, he trans­ferred to photographic duties whileserving at Cornwallis.

In June 1944 he went overseas fortraining with the Royal Navy and

PO J. J. Brothers WinsRecruiting Prize

Prizes were presented at HMCSDonnacona in mid-May to membersof the ship's company who took aleading part in a recent recruitingcampaign for RCN (R) personnel.Pierre Dessaulles, vice-president ofthe Montreal Branch of the NavalOfficers Association, presented firstprize to PO J. J. Brothers. Tied forsecond place were Ordinary SeamenB. W. Rice and R. J. Laws.

water, and subsequently served atCornwallis and Stadacona prior tocommencing a course at the SupplySchool.

Sub-Lieut. Richards entered theRCN in December 1945 as a stokerand on completion of his new entrytraining transferred to the supplybranch' as a probationary writer.He went to HMCS Ontario inMarch 1947 for sea training and wasdrafted to Stadacona the followingNovember. In January 1948 he wentoverseas for duty at HMCS Niobe.In January 1950 he was drafted to theMagnificent, where he served untilOctober 1951, when he was draftedto the Supply School for an upperyardman's course. '

Three Supply BranchMen Are Promoted

Three former petty officer writershave been promoted to the rank ofActing Sub-Lieutenant (S), RCN., They are Sub-Lieutenants (S) A. R.Mason) 24, of St. Margaret's Bay,N.S.;' Norman A. O'Neill, 25, ofSaint John, N.B., and Bruce G.Richards, '24, of' Edmonton, Alta.,and White Rock;.B.C.

,Sub-Lieut. Mason entered the RCNin J l..\ne 19.46 as a probationarywriter. After taking his early trainingat Naden, he returned to the EastCoast for duty in Stadacoria. InSeptember 1947 he was drafted to the'Nootka and served in this s,hip until thefollowing ,April, when he was draftedback to Stadacona. In October 1950he returned to Naden, where herecently. completed a course at theSupply School qualifying him forpromotion.

Sub-Lieut. O'Neilll:\ntered the RCNin May 1946 as a probationarywriter.. Following new entry tr~ining

at Esquimalt, he was drafted toHalifax. A year later he went to theUnited Kingdom to join the Magnifi­cent on her commissioning. He cameashore in July 1949 for duty withthe 18th Carrier Air Group at Shear-

Pictured above are two officers and three men of the Royal Canadian Navy who recently received awards for service in the KoreiJ,n theatre(Crowsnest, June 1952). Left to right are Commander E. T. Madgwick, who was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross; PO Edward H. Randall,British Empire Medal, and Commander A. B. Fraser-Harris, CPO Frederick Emmerson and CPO Reginald Winter, Mentioned in Despatches.

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returned to Canada the followingOctober. Two months later he wasdrafted to lIMeS Uganda (nowQuebec) and served in this cruiser inthe Pacific in the final months of thewar against Japan.

He was COl1firmed jn the rank ofpetty officer photographer jn April1946 while serving at Naval Head­quarters on the staff of the Super­intendent of Photography. Draftedto Naden in August 1946, he waspromoted to chief petty officer photo­grapher in August 1948. For the pastfour years he has served for varyinglengths of time in Stadacona, Corn­wallis and Hl\1CS Swansea. At pre­sent he is serving at HM CS Shear­water.

Ships in Far EastVisited by CNP

Praise for the cheerful spirit andfighting efficiency of the Canadianforces serving- in the Korean theatrewas expressed by Commodore J. C.Hibbard, Chief of Naval Personnel,on his return to Ottawa from a visitto the Canadian destroyers in thewar zone in May.

Commodore Hibbard was at sea inthe Canadian ships as they carriedout operations on the west coastof Korea; vis ited the 25th CanadianInfantry Brigade in the field and heldconversations with United Nationsauthorities in Tokyo and Sasebo.

The purpose of his visit was toobtain first band knowledge of theconditions under which the Canadiandestroyers were operating. Accom­panying him was his executive assist­ant, Commander (S) S. A. Clemens.

Commodore Hibbard found thatthe men were taking great pride in thework being done by their ships, whichwere frequell.tly seeing action andcoming under fire, were interceptingenemy shipping and were denying·the use of fishing waters to the com­munists. Much of their time was spentin confined waters where navigationalhazards were "very numerous andvery real."

In between his visits aboard theships, Commodore Hibbard flew fromInchon to 25th Brigade Headquarters,from where he was taken by thebrigade commander, Brigadier P. M.Bogert, pn a tour of the Canadians'front line sector.

Commodore Hibbard also wentaboard a small patrol craft of theSouth Korean Navy which was work"ing with the Cayuga. He met hercaptain, inspected her crew and wastold how this and other ships of theSouth Korean Navy had teamed with

Commodore J. C. Hibbard, Chief of NavalPersonnel, who visited the Canadian des­troyers in the Korean theatre in May, isshown above being transferred by jackstayfrom the Nootka to the Cayuga at sea off thewest coast of Korea. While on board theships, Commodore Hibbard talked to anumber of individual officers and men. Inaddition, he saw as many officers and menfrom the Ottawa area as possible, notingdown messages which he delivered to theirwives and families on his return to NavalHeadquarters. In the photo at the right, Com­modore Hibbard takes down a message fromLdg. Sea. Leonard Flanagan, of Hull, onboard HMCS Nootka. (NK-1198 and 1192).

Canadians in operations against thecommunists.

Commodore Hibbard had highpraise for the South Korean navalmen, who, he said, were showinggreat skill and fighting qualities inspite of limited resources. He wasimpressed with the close co-operationbetween the South Korean Navy andthe RCN destroyers.

Commission AwardedMedical Branch PO

Petty Officer Lawrence RaymondOakley, 31, of Tuft's Cove and Halifax,has been promoted to the rank ofActing Commissioned Officer (Medi­cal Technician).

Commissioned Officer Oakley hasbegun an officers' divisional course atCornwallis, on completion of whichhe will be appointed for hygieneduties on the staff of the Pacific Com­mand Medical Officer.

Commissioned Officer Oakley served

in the RCNVR from 1941 to 1946.He became a leading sick berth at­tendant in 1944 and re-entered thenaval service in 1947 in that rank.

Since then he has served in theweather patrol ship St. Stephenand in the RCN Hospital at Halifax.He was promoted to petty officer in1948.

Electrical TechniciansComplete Ad1Janced Course

Thirteen chief petty officers quali­fied as Electrical Technicians tradegroup four in a course which com­pleted at the Electrical School, Hali-

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Eight junior officers of the RCN (Reserve) and one Sea Cadet officer attended the firstofficers' training course to be held at HMCS Prevost, the London naval division. Pictured hereare, front row, left to right: A/Sub-Lieut. J. S. Langford, Lieut.-Cdr. W. H. Shuttleworth,training commander, and A/Sub-Lieuts. N. L. Currie and S. B. McEwen. Rear row: A/Sub-Lieut.Ed Lee, Lieut. D. G. Paradine, RCSC, and A/Sub-Lieuts. Charles Brown and William Poulton.Absent from the photo were A/Sub-Lieuts. Marks Lee and Larry Holmes.

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Pictured above are members of the 29th leadership course to be held at HMCS Cornwallisfor chief and petty officers. Front row, left to right: PO A. Robb, PO F. Doolittle, CPO R.Baringer (instructor), Lieut. (E) J. F. MacKintosh (course offi.cer), PO C. Lawson and PO C.Hancock. Centre row: pas R. Grentz, C. Reid, J. Broulette, C. Stone, J. Urquhart, L. Fredericks,D. Waring, D. Thompson, J. Boyd and D. Drake. Rear row: pas W. Crowthers, J. Jolin,F. Zeer; K. Brooking, N. Modin, R. Sevigny, N. Bearley and W. Nichols. (DB-1272).

Windsor AuxiliaryFurnishes Room in San

The Ladies' Auxiliary to the RoyalCanadian Navy (Reserve) in Windsor,ant., recently completed its project

'of furnishing a room at the EssexCounty Sanatorium. The auxiliaryalso presented two cheques of $50 eachto the sanatorium for upkeep of theroom.

The furniture and cheques wereturned over to Dr. H. E. Robertson,superintendent of the sanatorium,by Mrs. Ellen Treanor, treasurer of theauxiliary, and Mrs. Ethel Gunnell ofthe auxiliary's ,sick committee. A navyveteran, William C. Desjarlais, was thefirst patient to occupy the newlyfurnished room.

CPO Hugh K. MacLeanRece.ives Commission

Chief Petty Officer Hugh K.MacLean, -14, of Pugwash and Dart­mouth, N.S., has been promoted tothe rank of Acting CommissionedOrdnance Officer.

Formerly a machinist with HalifaxShipyards, Mr. MacLean entered theRCNVR in 1942 as an Acting Ord­nance Artificer, fourth class.

During the Second World War, heserved in Cornwallis, Stadacona andthe destroyer Iroquois and receivedtraining with the Royal Navy.

In September 1945, Mr. MacLeantransferred from the reserve to theRCN and has since served in HMCShips Huron, Qu'Appelle, Haida,Nootka and La Hulloise.

Prior to commencing an officers'divisional course at Cornwallis onJune 6, he was attached to the Orcl­nance School at' Esquimalt.

Gilbert Ainsworth, Peter Wilkins,Edward Legere, William Stokes, andEric Mason, and Able Seamen ThomasDouglas, William Beaumont, RobertChalmers, Oakland Beck, MurrayLong and Arthur Lovell.

The following members of TD3"Y" class qualified as Torpedo De­tector Third Class: Able SeamenErnest Dolll'is , Donald. Kennedy,Thomas Lawrence, laverne Mcleod,Howard Saunders, Raymond Ruttaon,Barry Taylor, Victor MacFayden,Donald Huff and Arnold Brown.

fax, May 2. They were: Chief PettyOfficers Donald Newman, WilliamLavis, Lennox Clark, Bernard L.Mcinnis, Arthur Gardner, WilliamNorman, Kenneth Neal, EdwardSwainsbury, George Halladay, JeanF. Brown, Robert Clemens, ClaireHenderson and Gaston Thomasset.

Naval SecretaryPresents Certificates

The Naval Secretary, Captain (S)H. A. McCandless, who was on anofficial visit in Esquimalt at thetime, presented certificates to mem­bers of a graduating class of seniorstoresmen at the Supply School,May 23.

Members of the class were CPOsR. G. Skinner, T. M. Worthington,D. W. Addison and A. B. Connolly,and POs H. A. Deneau, E. L. Kelly,C. J. Clarke and G. A. Stone.

Torpedo DetectorClasses Graduate

Two classes of torpedo detectorscompleted courses at the TorpedoAnti-Submarine School in Halifax inMay.

Members of TD2 "K" class whoqualified for Torpedo Detector SecondClass were: PO John Ward; LeadingSeamen Stanley Skiba, Arthur Wilson,Frank Marsh, Thomas McCabe,

Personnel at Naval Headquarters turned out in force for a two-day Red Cross blood clinicin May. The photo shows Vice-Admiral E. R. Mainguy, Chief of the Naval Staff, left, makinghis ~5th blood donation to the Red Cross and Ord. Sea. Harold Dolman making donation No.2.The Red Cross nurses' aides are Miss Dawn Kingsland and Miss Gene Machum. (0-2281-4).

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Five reservists from HMCS Griffon who recently completed a course for layer rating 2ndclass at the Gunll.ery Training Centre, Esquimalt, were termed by Lieut.-Cdr. C. E. Richardsonas having formed one of the best classes that had come to his attention since his appointment asofficer in charge of the centre. Left to right are Ldg. Sea. Len Martin and PO Rolf Tornblom,Fort Williamj Ldg. Sea. Thomas Gustafson, Port Arthur, and Leading Seamen I-Iarold Goslingand John Bryant, Fort William.

Leading Wren Promotedto Commissioned Rank

Acting Sub-Lieut. (W) WinnifredM. Allen became the first memberof the Wren division at HMCSNonsuch, Edmonton, to be promotedfrom the lower deck when she re­ceived her commission April 22.

Sub-Lieut. Allen served in theWRCNS during the latter part of theSecond \iVorld ViTar, mostly at Stada­cona.

mid-May.High man in Pay 'Vriter class 22,

with an average mark of 86 per cent,was Ldg. Sea. George Kalyn. Anaverage of 80 per cent put Ldg. Sea.Arthur Macintyre at the top ofCookery class 67.

Awards Presentedat Pre110st Closing

Proficiency and progress awardswere presented at HMCS Prevoston the completion of the trainingschedule at the Kingston division.

Awards went to the following: POJames Truscott, captain's coxswain;Ord. Wren Margery Hall, ViTrenprogress award; Ldg. Sea. Edward M.Baker, general proficiency; Ord. Sea.Stanley Broadfoot, new entry pro­gress, and Acting Sub-Lieut. (L)S. B. McEwen, prize for top marksin the officer's training course.

Pay Writers, CooksComplete Courses

Two classes, one of pay writersand one of cooks, graduated from theSupply School at HMCS Naden in

West Coast to join two other gradu­ates from CR class 46, OrdinarySeamen Stanley Blakey and NormanEastwood.

Halifax port divisions members ofthe class went directly to sea, Ordi­nary Seamen J. C. Lamoureux andL. T. Luther to the Haida and Ord.Sea. 'Villiam Stevens to the Portage.

Spends His Leave TakingParachute Training

Ord. Sea. Harry Voth came upwith a novel way to spend a leaveperiod granted him on graduatingfrom a communications radio courseat the CommullicationsSchool in May.

Though he had just finished 26weeks of instruction, Ord. Sea. Vothapplied for fUL-ther training, this timeas a parachutist at the CanadianJoint Air Training Centre, Rivers,Man. As parachute training was notpart of his career curriculum, Vothtook the course during his leave.

From Rivers he will go to the

Canadian ClTdets TakeU.S. Am1?hi~ious Course

Twenty-foul' cadets from CanadianUniversity Naval Training Divisionsparticipated ina two-week amphi­bious operations course held in Vir­ginia last month for 920 midshipmenfrom the Uni1:ed States Naval Aca­demy, Annapolis, .and 680 cadetsfrom the U.S. Military Academy,'Vest Point.

The course was conducted June9 to 21 at the Amphibious TrainingCommand, Little Creek, Norfolk,Virginia.

The participation of the Canadianswas arranged through the NavalMember of the Canadian Joint Staff,Washington, at the invitation of the

. United States Department of theNavy. The first eight days weretaken up with shore training con­sisting of lectures, demonstrations,movies and ddls.

Climax of the course was a realisticamphibious assault from sea, in whichships of the U_S. Navy and aircraft ofthe Navy, Marine Corps and AirForce assisted the cadets and mid­shipmen as they actually conductedthe approach and assault.

LOWER DECKThe following is a further list of

promotions of men on the lower deck.The list is arranged in alphabeticalorder, with each man's new rank,branch and trade group shown op­posite his name.

AI NSWO'RTH, Gilbert LSTDIALDHELM-WHITE, Richard W .. C2RC2AMOD.EO, Michael H , LSAASATKIN, Gordon C LSQRSAYRES, John F : PlSM2

BARKER, Robert W LSCS2BARTEAUX, Frederick J C2TI3BASKERVILLE, Douglas C LSRClBAUER, William H , .. LSSMIBENNETT, Allan G P2CV2BERMAN, Sam , LSEMlBIALY, Edward S , ., LSCS2BINDER, Robert C LSCRIBIRD, HaroldH , P2CV2BLACK, Earl D LSAAlBLAKE, Ronald H LSCRlBOUGIE, Leo P P2SWlBOUTIN, Maurice F LSAASBURKE, Addison W C2PI3BURKE, Edward A , .. LSCS2

CAIRNS, Lawrence K LSEMlCAREY, Eugene E P2CS2CHAPLIN, Lloyd P ~ LSCRtCLARK, Jack LSSMlCOLE, Eric R LSSMICOMBA, Gordon L LSCS2CONNOR, Robert V P2CR2COOK, Leonard A LSAASCORKERY, Donley J LSCS2COSBY, Donald E , P2CV2COTTON, Mervyn D , .. LSPWlCOYLE, Louis D P2CV2CRAYDEN, AllCl:n M., ' LSCRI

DENAULT, Earl T , .. LSCVlDOBSON, George E LSEMIDUGGAN, Hugh ,A LSCRIDUNCAN, Edward G P2CR2DUNCAN, Robert J ~ LSSMIDUNNING, Harry E ; .. , .. LSAAS

EBURNE, Andrew LSRvV3ECKSTEIN, Bryce C P2~S3EMERY, Walter E LSSMl,

FISHER, Harold F P2GV2FORBES, Barry E LSSMI

GABEL, William J LSSMlGE,MMELL, William A· LSQRSGILLISS, James F ' LSAAIGODWIN, William G LSRPSGORONUK, William A LSCVlGRAY, Gerald D ; LSTDS(}REENFIELD, Earl T ' ,.LSCS2GUINTA, Frank J P2CV~

HANSEN, Hjalmar 0 .. ' : PICS3. HARDING, Norman L PIMA2

HENDSBEE, Delbert A LSCVl

Airmen 'Go Navy'Ten RCAF officers and airmen from

the Airforcestation at Greenwood,N.S., had a sampling of navy life whenthey boarded HMCS Quebec May 30'for a trip to St. John's, Nfld.

It was all part of the scheme wherebythe. opportunity is taken, whenpos­sible, to acquaint personnel of, ones~rvice with the operations of another ~

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PROMOTIONSHILL, Stanley W LSEMIHODGINS, William A LSSMIHOLLAND, William R LSRPIHORNCASTLE, James R LSCVlHOYLE, Harry G : .. LSRPIHUBE;LI Richard J ~ LSSM 1

INGRAM, Richard N LSEMlIRVING, Archibald lVI LSAAS

JAMIESON, James R P2CV2JENKINSON, Gerald W LSCRIJOHNSTON, Frank A LSCRlJONCAS, Joseph S LSSlVllJOYNT, Irwin W LSRPl

KEENE, Harold R LSCRlKELLY, David W LSSMlKELLY, Thomas L P2CS3KENNETT, Frederick G ' C2ET4KIRK, James M P2CR2KOSTUK, Daniel L LSCRl

LATIlVIER, David ] LSEMlLEGERE, Edward J LSTDlLEWIS, Philip J P2CR2LORY, Donald C LSCVlLOWE, Robert "V LSLR1

MALLETT, George H P2SM2MASON, Eric C , LSTDIMAXWELL, Jack lVI LSAASMAYNARD, Alfred R PIC,R2MILKS, Charles L LSRClMILLER, Stewart LSEMlMURPHY, Charles D LSSMlMacDONALD, I{enneth G " .LSCS2MacLEOD, I-Iarry B .'LSSMlMacPHAIL, Parker G. D LSEMlMcCALLUM, Robert D P2SM2McCLELLAND, Charles S LSEMlMcDOUGALL, Allan D P2SM2

NELLES, Alvin M LSCRlNELSON, Walter R PIET4

OAKES, Carl S , LSAAIOJA, Howard J P2CR2

PARKER, Wallace B LSSMlPARTANEN, Vai.no 0 PIER4PENDLEBlTRY, Roger J P2CV2PENNEY, Edwin vV ~ LSCVl

RENSHAW, Arnold R P2CV2RENTON, George M C2(NQ)Rl,IODES, Phillip L P2MA2RISTAN, Herman LSSM1ROBERGE, Paul E " LSCRIROSENLUND , John ' LSCS2ROUSHORN, Charles D LSM02

SABOURIN, James T LSSMlSAL~I, Vincent J LSRCISARTISON,·Harris G ,.LSCS2SIND.ALL, John S PIER4SMITH, Gordon J P2CR2SNAITH, Harry A .. · , LSCRISOWCHUK,Alexander '.. LSEM1SPENCER, Alan P2SM2STOKES, William. M LSTDlSWAYZE, Donald F :LSCVlSYMINGTON, Harvey L : P2CR2

THOMPSON, George F LSCRlTURNBULL, David T i •••••• LSQRS

VLIET, LeRoy M : P2CR2

WALKER, AlbertS ' LSEMlWEBBER, Lynwood E LSCRIWI-lITE, I{enneth S LSAAlWILKINS, Peter J LSTDlWRIGI-IT, James A LSCS2

YAKUBOWICI-I, Nicholas P2SlVI2

WeddingsActing Sub-Lieut. C. H. Archibald, HlVICS

Carleton, to Miss Doris Mabel Eastman, ofOttawa.

Leading Seaman A. Boyle, HMCS Brock­ville, "to Miss Edith Rowe, of Halifax.

Able Seacnan Kenneth Driscoll, AlbroLake Naval .Radio Station, to Miss AliceChristiansen, of Gunningsville, N.B.

Able Seaman S. Girvan, HMCSBrockville,to Miss Eleanor Miller, of Montreal.

Ordinary Seaman James Hughes, HMCSCornwallis, to Ordinary Wren FrancesHanson, <:>f Port Arthur, Onto

Leading Seaman Barry Johnson, HMCNaval Radi()·· Station Coverdale, to OrdinaryWren Phyllis Perry, of Coverdale.

Able Seaman Alexander Lecky, HMCSPortage, to Miss Evelyn M. lVlacCormack,of North St. Eleanor's,P.E.I.

Acting Sub-Lieut. (S) A. R. Mason,HMCS Cornwallis, to Miss Rita BerniceWessel, of Halifax.

Able Seaman Gerald McLeod, I-IIVICSHaida, to IVI iss Helen Works, of Truro, N.S.

Able Sean'J.an F.Newman, HMCS Brock­ville, to lVIiss Laura lVIilligan, of Sydenham,N.S. ". '

Able Seaman Gerald Purdy, Albro LakeNaval Radio Station, to Miss Verna MacKen­zie, of Truro:] N .5.

Able Seaman Ypres Thornton, HMCSCornwallis, to Wren Patricia Allen, of Peter­borough, On~.

Leading Seanlan G. E. Wiese, HlVICSShearwater, to M iss Beverley Ann I{niffen, ofEastern Passage, N.S.

CJ3irthsTo Able Seaman Clifford Ashton, HlV1CS

Haida, and l'I1rs. Ashton, a daughter.To Able Seaman Joseph Belleville, HMC

Naval Radio Station Coverdale, and Mrs.Belleville, a daughter.

To LeadiILg Seaman Paul Be'shely, I-IlV1CSStadacona, and Mrs. Beshely, a son.

To Leading Seaman Robert Dufour, I-JIVICSNew Liskeard, and Mrs. Dufour, a son.

To Leading Seaman John Elliott, I-INI CSHaida, and Mrs. Elliott, a da1J.ghter.

To Leading Seaman George Fletcher,HMCS Prevost, and lV11"s., Fletcher, a daughter.

To Chief Petty Officer John Fox, HMCSCornwallis, and Mrs. Fox, a da~ghtere

To Able Seaman William Grant, CoverdaleNaval Radio Station, and Mrs. Grant, adaughter.

,To Petty Officer F. J. Gunn, HMCSCornwallis, and Mrs. Gunn, a daughter.

To Petty Officer Jack Hannan, HMCSHaida, and Mrs. Hannan, a daughter. '

To Petty Officer Norman Harding, HMCSHaida, and Mrs. Harding, a daughter.

To Lieut. D. D. Lee, Coverdale NavalRadio Station, and Mrs. Lee, a daughter.

To Lieutenant· J. D. McRuer, HMCSCornwallis, and Mrs. McRuer, a son.

To Chief Petty Officer W. J. Murray,HMCS Cornwallis, and lV1rs. Murray, a son.

To Petty Officer. John Shelton, HlVI CSI-Iaida, and ]\Ill'S. Shelton, a daughter. '

Man oj the Month

GlIIHE name of a famous, almostJJL legendary Indian chief is per­

petuated by HM CS Malahat.Serving in the Victoria naval divi­

sion is another "chief" whose namehas become almost synonymous withMalahat and its activities. He isChief Petty Officer Walter Burch,who officially is coxswain of thedivision and unofficially is its jack­of-all-trades.

CPO Burch has been connectedwi th the Navy for a long time.Born in Selkirk, Manitoba, December11, 1911, he entered the RCNVRdivision at VVinnipeg in December1929. However, it might come as asurprise to his many friends ·to learnthat he had worn the King's uniformbefore that - as a member of theCanadian Army.

In those days it was possible formembers of school cadet corps totake training with army units, andthis Burch did, first wi th the 10thMachine Gun Regiment, then withthe Fort Garry Horse.

On reaching his 18th birthday,however, he switched to the Navy andjoined the "VRs" as an ordinary

. seaman. He took his annual trainingat Esquimalt and in 1931 was pro­moted to able seaman and took hisseaman torpedoman's course.

Burch got his first real taste of lifeat sea on board HMCS Vancouver,subsequently served in the Armen­tieres and Slceena and in 1938 waspromoted to leading seaman.

With the outbreak of war, the re­serves changed from part-time tofull-time sailors .and in the first draftof men to leave Winnipeg for activeservice, on September 3, 1939, wasLdg. Sea. Burch.

That was a memorable day forhim in more ways than one, for notmany hours earlier Ldg. Sea. Burchand Miss Evelyn Borland of Winnipegexchanged marriage vows.

Burch served for a time in Naden,then in the examination vessel Can­colin, operating out of Prince Rupert.

When HMCS Agassiz became thesecond corvette to commission on theWest Coast, in January 1941, Burchwas one of her crew. He sailed in herto Halifax and thence to St. John's,Nfld., where she became one of thepioneer escort ships working out of

HE HAS THE ANSWERSCPO Walter Burch is Coxswain

and 'General Handy Man'at HMCS Malahat

that port on the North Atlanticconvoy run.

In August 1942 he left the Agassiz- having been promoted to pettyofficer in the meantime - and wentback to the West Coast for instruc­tional duties. Then came a draft toHMCS Provider, Fainnile depot ship.While serving on board her he waspromoted to chief petty officer andwas awarded the Long Service andGood Conduct Medal (the bar towhich he has since received).

Leaving the Provider in September1945, Burch was demobilized atNaden two months later.

But once a sailor, always a sailor,and in September 1947, shortly afterMalahat was re-established on apeacetime basis, he en tered the activereserve at the Victoria division.

Subsequently, the "chief" addedto his sea-time with service aboardthe Charlottetown, Ontario and SaultSte. Marie. (The latter ship nowserves as training tender for Malahat).

In November 1950 he resumedfull-time service with the Navy,joining Malahat on continuous navalduty. There, besides serving as cox-

CHIEF PETTY OFFI CERWALTER BURCH

swain, he has helped out the recruitingstaff and has called on his experienceto assist practically every branch ofthe division.

His numerous undertakings includethe job of official projectionist, cap­taincy of Malahat's rifle team anddirector of all activities on the smallarms range.

A marksman of note, CPO Burchhas taken top honors in Malahat'sannual indoor rifle shoot for fourconsecutive years. His average for thecontest just ended was 96.5.

It is he, too, who gets the ballrolling on practically every socialevent held by the division. Whetherit's the children's Christmas party, adance, a picnic or a film evening-youcan be sure the "chief" is· one of thebusiest members of the organizingcommittee.

CPO Burch comes from a "service"family. His father was overseas withthe 43rd Cameron Highlanders in theFirst World War and, during theSecond, came out of retirement towork in the dockyard at Esquimalt.For many years the "chief's" motherhas been an active member of theRed Cross and the Navy League inWinnipeg.

During the Second World War,an older brother, Harold, servedoverseas with the RCAF and ayounger brother, Gerald, was in thenavy. A third brother, John, was amember of the RCNVR in Winnipegfor some time prior to the war.

CPO and Mrs. Burch have twochildren - Patricia, ten, and Barry,five.

Early this year the Sunday maga­zine section of a Victoria newspapercarried a story dealing with CPOBurch. Its introduction would makean adequate conclusion to this ac­count. It read as follows:

"It is said there are only two thingsof which we can be sure in thistroubled world - death and taxes.

"But personnel of HMCS Malahat,Victoria's naval division, can be sureof something else - if you want anyinformation about the unit, you willget it from Chief Petty OfficerWalter Burch. If he doesn't know- and that is most unlikely - hewill find out, and he will have the datagathered, or the job done, in a hurry."

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Shorebound Ships: II

HMes BYTOWNbyH.M. C.

Our Headquarters CraftIs The Oddest

Of All

W HEN the sailor swung downfrom -the train at midnight, he

hadn't the slightest idea where hewould find his new ship. Anotherseaman, spotted in the waiting crowd,put him on t~e right course.

"She's out of port for the night,"he said, "but, come morning, you'llfind her tied up at the Slater Streetjetty. "

And the newcomer did. He foundthe good ship HMCS Bytown welland firmly moored in the AylmerBuilding on Slater Street, in theheart of Ottawa. That was 1942.Since then Bytown has made severalshifts, but all within a limited radius.Now she is berthed on the fourthfloor of "A" building at NationalDefence Headquarters.

She's an odd craft, whatever wayyou look at her. Imagine a ship witha vice-admiral, four rear-aamirals,commodores, captains and on downserving under the command -of alieutenant-commander; with some ofher ship's company carrying out theirduties hundreds or even thousands ofmiles away; with a complement of400-odd but only about 30 of them- enough to sail a small mine­sweeper- working the ship. That'sBytown.

Of couri;je, much of the foregoing isjust theory. CO Bytown would bebrash indeed if he tried to orderaround some of the people borne onhishooks for pay.

Some of Byto~n's personnel areserving at the Canadiari Join t AirTraining Centt:e -at Rivers; Man.;others at the :~irtraft winter experi­mental establishment at Edmonton.When an officer or man is on specialduties that don't seem to fit into anyother ship or establishment, he goes onBytown's books.

Bytown has no boats o~ floats ofher own. For "sea-time," Bytown'smen go cruising on Dow's Lakein boats borrowed from HM CS

-Carleton, the Ottawa naval division.The real Bytowners are the two

officers and 30 men who carry outthe routine duties of the establish-

Pagelourleen

ment. But Bytown has a flexiblenominal list of men which maysuddenly soar as high as 80 when,for example, the precision squadarrives in town for training or forduty.

Bytown is responsible for all navalstores at headquarters but thesedon't amount to very much. Her menpoint out, with loud moans, that thenearest "slops" is 1,200 miles away,with the result that keeping one's kitup to scratch is something of aproblem.

One offshoot of this responsibilityfor naval stores is that Bytown hasthe odd sideline of ordering equipmentto be- used as pilot models by manu­facturers filling contracts for theRoyal Canadian Navy.

Bytown's pay office is a busy spot,but it handles no cash. Headquarterspersonnel are all paid by cheque.

The master-at-arms office bears upbravely under a barrage of demandsfrom the directorates at headquarters.The men there look after requests fortransportation, the drafting of men toand from Bytown and the enforcementof regulations concerning dress anddeportment. They also help navalpersonnel to find suitable accommoda­tion for themselves and families inOttawa.

Among those who are on Bytown'sbooks but are not connected with the"ship's" functions is a group of menon whom this magazine relies for muchof its content. They are the photo­graphers who, from negatives receivedfrom ships and stations, produce manyof the pictures appearing in TheCrowsnest.

That is only a small part of theirjob, however. Still shots, movies,lithographs and photostats are turnedout in answer to a wide variety ofrequirements.

Nearest thing to sea-going sailors onBytown's complement are the menwho work for the Canadian ArmedForces Identification Bureau on Vic­toria Island in the Ottawa River.But even they -cross the Ottawa bybus and bridge rather than boat.

Most widely travelled of the By­towners are the members of theElectrical Engineer-in-Chief's main­tenance team, who go from divisionto division keeping electrical andelectronic training gear in workingorder.

Historically, the name Bytownstems from the original name ofOttawa which, in turn, honoredLieut.-Col. John By, who hacked theRideau Canal through the wildernessfrom Kingston to the Ottawa River acentury and a quarter ago.

Bytown's crest - a rudder ancienand maple leaf - well signifies herfunction, that of steering the RoyalCanadian Navy.

Commanding officer of Bytown isLieut.-Cdr. John M. Calver, whileLieut. (S) B. N. Stotesbury serves inthe dual capacity of supply officer andexecutive officer. Others of her crewwho are involved in the operation ofthis shore-bound ship are:

Chief Petty Officers Michael A.Barriault, Richard Morris, Floyd W.Noyes and Francis V. Smyth;

Petty Officers William E. Joy,Charles - Laird, Arthur Robertson,Walter Rowan, Bruce Russell, GordonTough and James Watson; ,

Leading Seamen Claude Albert,

The ··Steam Slingshot··British Catapult Launches

Carrier Planes WithoutNeed of Wind

The Master at Arms in HMCS Bytown,Petty Officer James Watson, does everythingfrom keeping a list of available accommoda­tion to signing chits for medical supplies.Here he arranges for an identification cardfor newly-arrived Constructor Lieut.-Cdr.James Patrick, left. Looking on is PO WilliamE. Joy. (0-2470).

Shannon H. Allison, James Edmunds,Hugh MacDonald, Allan J. Smith,J olm Baxter, Arthur Chisholm andLauren J. Thibault and

Able Seamen Joseph A. Boutin,Garnet M. Bull, John Byrne, WilliamMorris, Reginald Darwin, RonaldNorris and James E. McLay.

A new British aircraft catapultwhich is regarded as one of the mostimportant developments for navalaviation since the Second World Warwill be adapted for use on U.S. air­craft carriers.

Nicknamed the "steam slingshot",the steam powered catapult provedin recent tests that it can hurl theU.S. Navy's jet fighters into the aireven when the carrier is headed downwind or alongside a dock.

Tests of the catapult installed inthe Royal Navy carrier, HMS Perseus,were conducted at the U.S. NavalShipyard, Philadelphia, the NavalOperating Base, Norfolk, and at seaduring January, February and March.

First installation will be made onboard the USS Hancock, an Essexclass carrier which is undergoing acomplete modernization.

In adapting this experimental cata­pult for its own aircraft carriers, theUSN will modify it as necessary formanufacture in the United States.

As installed for trials purposes inthe Perseus, the catapult lies in araised section of the flight deck, withcompressors and other machinery onthe hangar deck. Developed for the

Royal Navy by Messrs. BrownBrothers & Co., Ltd., Edipburgh,the catapult uses the principle of theslotted cylinder, and ha~ no rams orpurchase cables. A hook on the air­craft to be launched is connecteddirectly to a piston which is drivenalong the cylinder by high pressuresteam from the ship's boilers. Anovel sealing device is used to keepthe slotted cylinder steam tight.

While the amount of steam re­quired for sustained operation islarge, the tests have shown that theboilers can meet the demand withoutinterfering with ship operations.

During the American tests, theUSS Greene, a destroyer, suppliedsteam to the catapult at pressureshigher than were available in HMSPerseus to see if the capacity of thecatapult could be increased. It wasfound readily adaptable to the higherpressures.

In all, 140 test launchings weremade using deadweights and thelatest type carrier aircraft. Previouslythe British had fired 126 pilotedaircraft and 1,000 deadweights overa 14-month period.

Korea Flying RecordFollows 'Warm-Up' SortieAir squadrons of HMS Ocean,

sister-ship of HMCS Magnificent,"warmed up" for Korean operationsas the aircraft carrier proceeded fromSingapore to Hong Kong earlier thisyear to relieve HMS Glory in the wartheatre.

Thirteen Sea Fury aircraft and sevenFireflies, fully armed and carryingrockets, flew from the Ocean onanti-bandit operations in a regionsouth-west of ]ohore, Malaya.

This was one of the few occasions onwhich carrier-borne aircraft had at­tacked the bandits in Malaya.

Shortly after relieving the Glory,the Ocean achieved a remarkableoperational flying record. In one dayher two squadrons, 802 and 826, flew123 sorties against enemy positions.They destroyed three railway bridges,an oil fuel dump, coastal gun emplace­ments and 15 vehicles 10ilded withammunition, and attacked numeroustroop encampments and store dumps.

The previous one-day record was105 sorties and was held by the Glory'scarrier air grou p.

(HMCS Magnificent exercised incompany with the Ocean during theformer's Mediterranean cruise in thefall of 1951)_

This photo of HMS Perseus shows the forward part of the raised flight deck which was builtto meet the requirements of the revolutionary steam-operated aircraft catapult. The catapultreduces the need for a carrier to steam into the wind to fly off its aircraft and enables it to launchnew and heavier types of planes. (United Kingdom Information Office Photo).

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GlV'ERRS before the Royal CanadianJIL Navy was establisped, youngCanadi~ns, drawn by a love of thesea, had won a place for themselvesand their homeland in the navalhistory of the British Empire.

One of the Royal Navy's out­standing heroes of the 19th Centurywas William Hall, a humble Negrowho left a tiny hamlet in NovaScotia to serve in the fleet, and whobecame, in the year 1857, one of thefirst three Canadians .to win the£mpire's highest award for bravery­the Victoria Cross.

I t is somewhat paradoxical thatthe scene of Hall's valiant act wasnot the deck of one of the warshipsin which he served ~o long and well,but the plains of India during themutiny of 1857. Hall was a member ofa brigade sent from HMS Shannon *to assist in the campaign against themutineers, and particularly in therelief of the British garris:m atLucknow.

At a critical stage in the assaulton the mutineers' stronghold, whenall the other members of his guncrew had fallen, Hall continued work­ing the gun. alone under a hail ofbullets until' he fired the charge thatbreached the wall and made possiblethe rescue of the garrison.

The man who performed this bravedeed was 'born at Horton's Bluff,:N .S., on April 28, 1827. His fatherhad been one of a group of slavesbeing transported from the westcoast of Africa to the United Stateswhen the ship bearing them wasintercepted by a British frigate duringthe War of 1812. The slaves werebrought to Halifax, where they wereliberated and given' assistance infinding jobs and settling down inNova Scotia.

His father adopted the name ofHall from a benefactor and foundwork.with a farmer in Hants County,He married a girl. who had alsoescaped slavery by fleeing to' one ofthe ships in the British fleet whichcaptured Washington in 1812..

Little is known of William Hall'sboyhood. He attended school atHorton's Bluff, and even at an earlvage showed a keen Interest in the

*This was not the Shannon of Shannon­Chesapeake fame but a later,' iron-hulledshill,

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Humble HeroWilliam Hall, Son of Slaves,

Brough t Canada HerFirst Naval VC

Navy. In this he was no doubtencouraged by his father and mother,who owed their freedom to the shipsof the Royal Navy. It was a naturalstep, therefore, when young Halljoined HMS Rodney at Halifax as anable seaman.

He remained in this ship untilJanuary 30, 1856, serving through theCrimean War, and was awardedBritish and Turkish medals, theformer with the Sebastopol and Inker­man clasps. .After a short· time inHMS Victory, he went to HMS

WILLIAM HALL, VC(from a photograph taken in the late years of hisretirement)

Shannon, where he served as captain.of the foretop.. The Shannon was escorting troops

to China, in readiness for expectedtrouble there, when the Indian Mutinybroke out in Meerut on Sunday,May 10, 1857. Lord Elgin, formerGovenior General of Upper Canada,was on board one of the ships in theconvoy. He had been appointedEnvoy Extraordinary to China totry to effect a settle.ment of difficultieswith the Peking government.

When the ships arrived at Singa­pore, they learned of the desperatesituation in India. Mutiny had brokenout and, stimulated by early suc­cesses, had spread rapidly. The rebelSepoys, part of the native army, hadtaken Delhi and Cawnpore, wherethey had killed all white women andchildren, and were besieging Lucknow,where only a small garrison still heldout.

The expeditionary forces were sailedto Calcutta to swell the relief army·assembling there. The warships con­tinued on to Hong Kong but, afterLord Elgin had been urged to sendback as many men as possible, twonaval brigades, from HMS Shannonand HMS Pearl, were organized.Able Seaman Hall set out with theShannon brigade under the commandof Captain William Peel, VC, aCriinean hero who was later torecommend him for the VictoriaCross.

The brigade, composed of 450men with six eight-inch guns, two 24­pound howitzers and two field pieces,arrived in Calcutta in August 1857.They proceeded 800 miles up theGanges, towed by the steamerChunar,to Allahabad. Here a prolonged haltwas made while arrangements to takethe guns across the country wereattempted. This proved difficult andthe heavy guns were left behind.

On October 28 they pushed onwith the 24-pound howitzers, fightingtheir way to Cawnpore, which hadalready been recaptured by theBritish. There they joined up withreinforcements from Britain preparingto go to the relief of Lucknow.Commanding officer of. the reliefforces was Sir Colin Campbell, laterto become Lieutenant Governor ofNova Scotia. On November 28,1857,the historic march began. At Luck­nQw, an army of 50;000 Sepoyssurrounded the residency, where theremnants of the British garrison,under Sir John Inglis, still held out.As a result of the long siege, thegarrison had been reduced to ahandful of men, supplies were runningshort and the residency was in ruins.

The relief forces numbered only.5,000 men. They marched under theburning Indian sun to face a wellsituated and far stronger enemy.

The key to Lucknow was the ShahNuj iff, a walled mosque; but first awalled enclosure, the Sekandarhagh,had to be taken. The attack waslaunched from the southeast. Initialprogress was slow but in mid-after­noon the 93rd Highlanders and Sikhsattacked the Sekandarhagh and car-reid it with the bayonet. '

The troops moved on to the ShahNujiff, a half mile to the west. The

The Residency at Lucknow is ·shown above in its ruined condition at the end of the siege.Here the British garrison held out, short of supplies and reduced to a handful of men, untilAble Seaman WiJliam Hall breached the wall of a nearby stronghold, allowing the relief forcesto enter the city and free the defenders. (Print republished by courtesy of the Institution of RoyalEngineers, Chatham). .

mosque was surrounded by loop­holed walls several feet thick, andwas garrisoned by 30,000 Sepoys.It was a strategic position and thecentre of resistance.

The Shannon brigade dragged itsguns to within 400 yards of the wallsto lay down the preliminary bom­bardment. The crew of a 24-poundhowitzer was one man short andHall, who had been in charge of agun aboard ship, volunteered toreplace him.

At 4 o'clock the order was givento attack the mosque. The Shannoncrew laid dOW1} a heavy cannonade,sending shot after shot crashinginto the mosque, but the walls wereso thick that the projectiles had noeffect. Meanwhile, the mutineers,from their pr()tected position, wereinflicting heavy casualties on theattackers.

"The men were falling thick andfast," reads an eye-witness account."Even Peel's usually bright facebecame grave and anxious. Sir ColinCampbell sat on his white horseexposed to the whole storm of shotlooking intently on the Shah Nujiff.It was wreathed in volumes of smokefrom the burning buildings andsparked all over with bright flashesof small arms. It was now apparentthat the crisis of the battle had beenreached."

A breach had to be made in thewalls without delay. The Shannonguns went forward with the fieldartillery, taking up a position a fewhundred yards from the walls.

They poured a steady stream offire against the walls, still withoutvisible effect. The guns went forwardagain.

Then Sir Colin Campbell orderedthe 93rd Highlanders to attack withbayonet. But the walls were stillunbreached and, having no scalingladders, they came to a halt in theenclosure surrounding the mosque. Atorrent of musketry dropped them bythe score and they were forced toretire.

Peel ordered two guns nearer to thewalls. The sailors strained at theropes and brought the guns to within20 yards of the enclosure. The enemyconcentrated its fire on the navalgun crews until one crew was com­pletely annihilated. Of the Shannoncrew, only Hall and one officer, Lieut.Young, were left, the latter badlywounded ..

Hall, a fine, powerful man andsteady as a rock under fire, calmlyworked his gun under the murderousstorm. He methodically sponged andreloaded and continued poundingaway at the defences. Finally he firedthe charge that opened the walls.

A number of the 93rd Highlandersthen advanced, entered the mosquethrough the hole in the walls andopened the gates. They found themosque deserted. The moment thebreach was made in the walls, theenemy, though still possessing theadvantage in numbers and position,turned and fled.

A historian says of the victory:"They fled from the place without a

struggle just when victory seemedsecure. Never had there been a harderfought day."

The city of Lucknow now lay opento the British. Its relief marked theend of large scale resistance in Indiaand the beginning of restoration ofBritish prestige, not only there butelsewhere in the world.

That old soldier, Sir Colin Camp­bell, referred to the relief of Lucknowas an action "unexampled in war."

For his signal courage and devo­tion, Hall was recommended forand received the Victoria Cross.

The citation read, in part, "Finally,in one of the most su,preme moments1:n a,ll the age-long story of humancourage, Hall fired the charge whichopened the walls and enabled theBritish to push through to the reliefof the garrison and ultimately to thequelling of the mut1:ny and the re­storation of peace and order in India."

Hall continued to serve in the Navyin various ratings,. including that ofquartermaster, until he retired as apetty officer first class on July 4, 1876.Following the mutiny he served inHM Ships Donegal, Bellerophon,Impregnable, Petrel and, finally,HMS Royal Adelaide.

Hall returned to Nova Scotia tolive. He never married but dweltwith two sisters, Mrs. Robinson andMiss Rachel Hall. His chief recreationwas hunting.

His last public appearance was atHalifax on October 19, 1901, whenhe took part in a parade of Britishveterans during the visit of the Dukeof York (later King George V).Hall was honored by being givena carriage in the procession. In addi­tion to the Victoria Cross he woreMutiny, Crimean and other servicemedals. This impressive array at­tracted the attention of the SailorDuke, who stopped to. shake handswith Hall and to inquire about hisservice.

Three years later, in 1904, Halldied in Hantsport of paralysis, in his80th year. He was buried in what was,until comparatively recently, ali un­marked grave. In 1937 the Hantsportbranch of the Canadian Legionstarted a drive to have Hall's valorrecognized in permanent form. Tenyears later a memorial was erectedin his honor at Hantsport.

The memorial is in the form of acairn bearing a bronze replica of theVictoria Cross. Beneath the crossis a plaque telling of Hall's courageand devotion at the relief of Lucknow.

The ground on which the memorial(Continued on page 32)

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Afloat and Ashore

Waving farewell to their father as HMCS Crusader sets sail fro;n Esqlli~a!t for th~ Koreantheatre are Richard left and Carroll, son and daughter of CPO Richard Wilhams. WIth themand helping them t~ hol~1 the Canadian flag is a cousin, Larry Williams. (E-18983).

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PACIFIC COAST

HMCS CrusaderOfficers and men of the Crusader

were hosts, to their relatives andfriends at "open house" aboard theship a few days before she sailedMay 2S for the Far East.

For the children there were toursthroughout the ship, from engineroom to bridge, motorboat rides in theharbor, movies, soft drinks andice cream. Three clowns, in appro­priate costume, roamed about theship distributing balloons and otherfavors.

HMCS AntigonishThe Antigonish completed refit in

mid-April and, after a week oftrials, sailed for Bedwell Harbor forwork-ups and to clean and paint ship.

Returning to Esquimalt on May 8,the Antigonish embarked the. bandof HM CS N aden and a guard fromthe RCN Barracks and sailed for

Bellingham, Washington, to take partin that city's Blossomtime Festival.

Officers and men thoroughly en­joyed their three-day stay at Belling­ham and were loud in their praise ofthe hospitality they encountered.Naden's guard and band created avery favorable impression, with thelocal newspaper terming the band'sperformance "the hit of the BlossomFestival Grand Pageant."

In an official letter to Lieut.-Cdr.Raymond Phillips, commanding offi­cer of the Antigonish, Bellingham'smayor said, "I can confidently tell youthat the entire group was a veryexcellent representation of our goodneighbors to the North, and all thoseinvolved in organizing this presenta­tion for Canada are in line for thehighest compliments."

On May 13 the Antigonish em­barke.d 46 cadets and six days laterproceeded to Bedwell Harbor incompany with HMCS Sioux to offi­cially start the summer sea training

. program.

Ordnance SchoolThe school was pleasantly sur­

prised to receive a call from CPO'Bert Nelson" who was passing throughfrom HMCS Cayuga, then in the FarEast, on his way to attend the annualmeeting of the Benevolent Fund inOttawa.

Two officers who were in the schoolfor a few weeks have joined theOntario for training. They are Ord:'nance Sub-Lieutenants LaurenceArthurs and J. V. Germain, bothformer UNTD cadets.. PO William Still has gone to theOntario to relieve PO Edward C.Alexander, who left for a leadershipcourse at Cornwallis.

CPO Harry Leggett, who has beenwith the service for 22 years, hasstarted his retirement leave. He hasspent nearly all his career in theunderwater weapon world, first in theold torpedo branch, then in theordnance branch as a chief armourer(torpedo). CPO Leggett survived twosinkings during the war, those of theFraser and' the Margaree.

ND Training CentreFive classes are under instruction

in the Navigation Direction TrainingCentre, two for RP3, one for RP2,one for QMI and a cadet class.

Two classes of RP3s, and threeofficers' classes. recently completed.

Among the new arrivals at theschool are PO Frank L. McKa:y,recently qualified as a plot radarinstructor; PO Leonard J. Paget fromthe Ontari() and Ldg. Sea. George R.Robillard from the Antigonish.

Recent departures from the centrewere PO NormaJ} B. Hill and Ldg.Sea. Ronald Hoqper to the Ontario.

A recent sociill evening held bythe staff was so successful it wasdecided to make this a monthly event.

Supply SchoQlA supply cour~e for cadets. (S)

got under way in the school annexMay 19, with 36 cadets from univer­sities across Canada enrolled. Thecourse is of six weeks' duration.

The administrative and instruc­tional staffs were increased in May.Sub-Lieut. (S) E. W. Van Allen took

High praise was accorded the band and a guard from HMCS Naden which marched in thearmed forces section of a parade which opened the annual Blossomtime Festival at Bellingham,Wash. Band and guard were transported to Bellingham in the training frigate Antigonish and,during the stay in Bellingham, the ship was visited by Festival Queen Nadean Dunkin andher attendants.

over the duties of sports officer and,in addition, is giving bookkeepinginstruction to the cadet course.

POs Vernon. Judson and GeoffreyClarke have joined the staff to assistwith the training of RCN(R) men.Cadet (S) J. Penner has taken overfrom Cadet (8) B. W. Robertson asassistant to the senior instructionalofficer.

Lieut. (S) G. H. Smith has leftthe school and has been succeeded byCommissioned Writer Officer MarkPreston.

Naden Petty Officers' Mess

The mess made a special occasionof Mother's Day, happily surprisingthe 104 residen.ts of the Aged Women'sHome in Victoria by sending thema huge cake and bouquets of flowers fortheir tables.

Jerry Cosley's Smile Show providedthe entertainment at a social held inthe mess May 24. The same show istrying to make arrangements totravel to the Far East and entertainthe Canadian Forces serving there.­J.A.B.

Aldergrove Radio Station

A number of personnel changeshave taken place at Aldergrove.POs Kenneth Potter and ErnestSargeant are now on course at theCommunications School at HMCSCornwallis, while CPO Henry Aber­crombie has arrived as a replacement.AB Richard Lister has gone toHMCS Sioux, exchanging places withAB Frank Tyler, who recently sawservice in Korean waters. Ldg. Sea.Marcel Bernier has arrived at thestation to take over from PO StanleyMatychuk, W]lO has gone to HMCSNaden. Lack of business has resultedin Petty Officer (Regulating) WilliamRamsdale being drafted to Naden,

.Air Station HoldsFather-Son Night

A Father and Son Night heldrecently at HMCS Shearwater provedso successful that plans are being madefor a repeat performance - but biggerand Detter - in the near future.

Some 75 fathers and their sonsenjoyed a program featuring suchevents as sabre swinging, movies,clown acts aad stunts of one kind andanother. The fact that there wasplenty to eat for both seniors andjuniors also contributed to the successof the evening.

Chiefly responsible for organizingand staging t]Je affair was the physicaland recreational tl'aining staff at thenaval air station.

ATLANTIC COAST

Albro Lake Radio StationThe annual inspection of Albro

Lake Radio Station by the FlagOfficer Atlantic Coast took placeon May 2 following an intensive"spring cleaning" program in whichall hands took part.

Outgoing drafts during the monthof May included PO John Laytonto the Haida, PO Leonard Murrayto the Crescent and PO HerbertCooper to Cornwallis for a C2CRqualifying course. New arrivals toAlbro Lake are Leading SeamenKeith Wilson, Reginald Mann, War­ren Huff and Edward Leppard.

HMCS. SwanseaThe early part of May saw the

completion of refit at Halifax Ship­yards and of the ship's working uptrials, both in record time.

Ammunitioning was carried outduring three periods of intensive dogwatch effort, the seaman, supply andstoker branches vieing with one an­other on successive evenings.

Refit completed , the Swansea movedacross to the dockyard and, withtrials personnel and the ship's com­pany co-operating perfectly, finishedall pre-cruise trials in an unpre­cedented three days.

On May 19 the Swansea began whatpromised to be an interesting andsuccessful summer, with 120 cadets

. to be trained in three short months,accompanying ships. to be vanquishedin various inter-ship competitions,and a number of interesting overseasports to be visited,

During refit a ship's basketballteam was organized and, althoughonly two games were played, thenucleus of a fairly strong team for thefuture was formed.

Other sports activities included theparticipation by two ship's teams inthe Command volleyball tournament.Though most of the players werenew to the game, the First Teammanaged to win three games beforegoing down to defeat. - A .J.M.

Coverdale Radio StationThe first class of Wrens qualifying

for communications duties completedthe course at Coverdale and graduatedMay 10. Three weeks later a secondWren group was graduated.

Coverdale personnel joined withnaval veterans of the Moncton areain parading to St. Georges Anglicanand St. Bernard's Catholic churchesin Moncton on Battle of the AtlanticSunday. .

Following the services, the parademarched to the City Hall, wherethe salute was taken by His Worship,Mayor A. E. Stone.

HMCS La HulloiseAfter embarking her 'quota of 40

cadets, the La HuIJoise sailed fromHalifax May 19 in company withHMC Ships Crescent and Swansea forthe Mediterranean.

The week-end before sailing was abusy one as the cadets joined andwere fitted into their quarters for thefive-week trip.

Earlier in the month the task groupvisited Pictou while carrying outwork-ups. During the two nights

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One of two United States Navy blimps which operated out of HMCS Shearwater for a weekin May is shown making a practice landing on the flight deck of HMCS Magnificent.'The blimps,normally based at Lakehurst, N.J., carried out test flights from the RCN air station. (0-2489).

there "The Lady" took on the sem­blance of a lobster boat as the ship'scompany bought large quantities andrushed back to boil them.

No. 1 lobster eater was the navi­gator, Lieut.. Gerry Hill, of Montreal,who consumed six at one sitting.

Lieut. (E) Jim Millen has gone toStadacona for an education courseand Lieut. Joe Mahan has beenappointed to, HMCS Star, in Hamil­ton;

HMCS CornwallisA service in memory of the late

Lieut. (P) William J. Spencer washeld in St. George's Church, Corn­wallis, on the afternoon of April 28.

,A large number of officers and menattended the service, which wasconducted by Chaplain (P) HarryPike and Chaplain F. H. Godfrey.

Lieut. Spencer was killed when anAvenger aircraft he was pilotingcrashed while flying out of the NavalAir Station at Dartmouth, N.S.Lieut. Spencer served at Cornwallisfor more than two years prior toreturning to flying duties shortlybefore the accident took place.

On Sunday, May 11, 70 membersof the Cornwallis Choir, under thedirection of Commander'R. W. M ur­doch, travelled to Liverpool, N.S.,where they sang in the UnitedBaptist Church.

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HMCS BrockvilleThe Brockville has been under­

going a short refit at Liverpool, N.S.,prior to commencing her summertraining 'program. Before enteringrefit, the ship made a seven-day tripto Bermuda in company with HMCSWallacebtirg. JOTLC classes wereembarked, as well as few reservepersonnel from HMCS Scotian. Sea­manship training in the form ofboatwork and evolutions was carriedout. In addition, the 10TLC officerswere busily engaged in taking starsights, sun sights and performingother navigational training.

Communications SchoolHaving read so much in The

Crowsnest about large schools (em­pires), we would like to draw attentionto the fact that at present the Com­munications' School has more than280 souls on board and is steadilyincreasiJ;lg in strength.

Lieut.-Cdr. A. W. Brown andCPO A.P. Howard recently ,completeda tour of eastern naval divisions,during which they acquainted divi­sion staff. with the latest communica­tion publications and advised re­cruiting officers on requirements for

'communications personnel.Lieut. P. W. Dolphin, RN, has

joined the school on an exchange

arrangement with the Royal Navy. 'He comes from HMS Battleaxe,where he was staff communicationsofficer to Captain D6.

CPO Edward S. Pratt has arrivedfrom the Crescent, while CPO Cor­nelius Nast and pas Donald K.Hayward and Adam H. Christie areexpected to join from the West Coast.

The electrical staff has a' newdepartmental head, CPO ClarenceA. Redden, who relieved CPO WilliamJ. Murray. PO Elmer H. Childer­house recently joined the electricalstaff from the Iroquois.

The Comschool got off to a goodstart in the inter-part softball leagueat Cornwallis, three of the four teamsentered from the school having wontheir opening games by wide margins.

HMCS PortageThe Portage spent the months of

April and May in refit at Saint John,N.B.

The refit period saw nume,rouschanges in the ship'.s company, withwith many of the older hands beingdrafted to Stadacona for highercourses.

The wardroom was not withoutits changes, either. Lieut. R. F.Gladman and Sub-Lieut. J. P. Mor­ton left to join the staff of the Re­serve Training Establishment for thesummer, the former as a sea trainingofficer in HMCS La Hulloise and thelatter as a term lieutenant for UNTDcadets in Stadacona.

Lieut. (E) Frank Hindle has beenappointed to Stadacona after twoyea,rs in the Porta,ge and Commis­$ioned Engineer Owen Jones hasrelieved him. Lieut. G. R. Fergusonha,s joined from the Search andRescue unit in HMCS Shearwater.

Scholarship Institutedby Victoria NOAC

The Naval Officers Association ofVictoria has instituted an annualscholarship of $300 to assist the childrenof ex-personnel of the CommonwealthNaval Fo['ces, resident in the provinceof B.C., and'expressing a desire tojoin any' university naval trainingscheme, to enter the first year ofuniversity at the University of BritishColumbia or at Victoria College. Therecipient of the award will be selectedby the Joint Faculty Committee onPrizes, Scholarships and Bursaries ofthe University of B.C. arid the selectionwill be based on scholarship, character,leadership and financial need.

Application forms are' obtainablefrom the office of the Dean of Adminis­trative and Inter~FacultyAffairs, Uni­versity of B.C., Vancouver, and mustbe filled by June 15 preceding com­mencement of the university year.

Sea cadets of RCSCC Nelson form a guard of hOl1or for Captain D. L. Raymond, COm­manding officer of HMCS Shearwater, at the annual inspection of the Halifax corps. WithCaptain Raymond are Lieut.-Cdr. P. K. Wilton, left, sea cadet area officer, and Lieut.-Cdr.G. V. Guy, RCSC, right background, commanding officer of RCSCC Nelson (HS-19377).

Mechanical Training EstablishmentFour petty officers successfully

passed a post-entry ERA class atthe MTE and were drafted to sealate ill May. They were Petty OfficersGerald MacKenzje, Clifford Ross,Andre Debaeremaker and Albert Lup­ton.

Faces reappearing around the shopsand classrooms lately include thoseof Chief Petty Officers Arthur Cawleyand Cameron Miller from Naden,Thomas Evans from Halifax Dock­yard, James Dean from the Magnifi­cent and Jack Quinn from the Iro­quois, and PO George Crosman fromthe Magnificent.

TAS SchoolAfter a temporary lull, the TAS

School got back in full swing, withseveral miscellaneous classes beingadded to the regular groups underinstruction. Among the former weredivers qualifying in demolitions; radarplotters first class taking a two-daycourse in the TAS aspect of plotting,and one officer, one CPO and an ableseaman of the Uruguayan Navy whospent two weeks with CPO FredPurnell for instruction in depthcharges and hedgehog. CPO Purnellalso benefited from this course, ac­quiring an acceptable understandingof Spanish.

The destroyer command examina­tions held during May had some ofthe staff working additional hours, alarge number of officers having chosento sit for the TAS section of the exams.

Lieut. T. J. C. Thomas and CPOT. Elstone have left for Key West,Fla., and a special course with theUSN. AB J. Santomero has joinedHMCS Haida.

NAVAL DIVISIONS

HMCS Discovery(Vancouver)

About 300 students from nine Van­couver high schools toured Discoverywhen the division held the first ofwhat it hopes will be a series ofsemi-annual "High School Nights".

Transported to the Stanley Parknaval establishment in specially char­tered busses, the students, boys andgirls 17 and over, were taken onspecial tours in small groups. Theyinspected the communications set­up and saw reserve operators trans­mitting messages by teletype andmorse; saw asdic in operation; in­spected weapons; were guests at a"dummy run" in the TAS school;witnessed the kitting out of newen tries; saw the rifle range and touredthe division's tender, PTC 124.

The evening, lasting about three

Wilfred Moss, Dockyard Naval StoresOfficer at Esquimalt, was honored, May 16, oncompletion of 40 years of service in navalstores. Captain (E) B. R. Spencer, Super­intendent of the Dockyard, presented Mr.Moss with a framed picture of EMS Cor­morant, first warship to enter the dockyardofficially when it was opened in 1887.(E-1894Z).

hours, ended with the presentationof two naval films, one showing theprogress and life of a naval recruit,the other depicting the operations ofCanadian ships in Korean waters.

Vice-Admiral E. R. Mainguy madehis first inspection of Discoverysince assuming the appointment ofChief of the Naval Staff. AdmiralMainguy toured the establishment,met the officers and also spent sometime with the Chiefs and POs. Whilein Vancouver, Admiral Maingu)7 ad­dressed a luncheon meeting held inhis honor by the Canadian Club.

The Ladies' Auxiliary of Discoverysponsored a dog show for the B.C.Kennel Club and had a recordentry of 189. The proceeds will gotoward supplying comforts for thesailors in Korea.

PTC 124, commanded by' Lieut.Jack Stephenson, made a tour ofGulf Island ports during the May 24week-end. - W.J.H.

HMCS Nonsuch(Edmonton)

,Personnel from Nonsuch and ofRCSCC Warrior turned out morethan 250 strong for Battle of theAtlantic Sunday services on May 18.

Protestant personnel attended aspecial service at Central UnitedChurch and Roman Catholics' at­tended mass at Sacred Heart Church.

Following the services, the twogroups foi-med up and marched toNonsuch, led by the division's band.

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Seafaring na,mes - Helms, Piers and Skipper - are pos.sessed by three naval offi~ersserving on the staff of the Supreme Allied Commander AtlantIC at Norfolk, ya. Left to rIghtare Commander H. J. Skipper, USN, Captain D. W. Piers, RCN, and CaptaIn Adam Helms,R?yal Danish Navy. (Official SACLANT Photo).

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En route the parade passed a salutingbase at which Commander G. P.Manning, commanding officer of Non­such, took the salute. - E.W.H.

HMCS Prevost(London,Ont.)

The ship's company of Prevost,ex-naval officers and sea cadetsparaded to St. George's AnglicanChurch May 1$ to observe Battleof the Atlantic Sunday.

Three members of the permanentstaff attached to Prevost recentlywere presented with Korean cam­paign medals by Commander F. R. K.Naftel, the commanding officer. TheUnited Nations and Korean Common­wealth medals were presented toAB Lorne Barton, of Listowel, Ont.;AB Donald Davies, of Calgary, andAB Laurie Parkin, St. Mary's, Onto

Some 40 UNTD cadets from theUniversity of Western Ontario heldclosing exercises at Prevost beforewriting final exams at university.Upon completion of their studies theyproceeded to the coasts for training.

The chief and petty officers' messheld a mess dinner recently, the firstof its kind at Prevost. Guests wereLieut.-Cdr. Gordon Brighton andLieut.-Cdr. N. J. Russell.

Ten acting sub-lieutenants and onesea cadet officer recently completedthe first officers' training course at the

London naval division. Three of theofficers went toHMCS Stadaconafor summer training following com­pletion of the course. They wereActing Sub-Lieutenants David Pope,S. B. McEwen and N. L. Currie.­N.L.C.

HMCS Cataraqui(Kingston)

PTC 704 arrived at Kingstonfrom Hamilton, May 1, after a smoothpassage across Lake Ontario. TheFairmile was put to good use pro­viding training for personnel of Cata­raqui prior to transferring to theGreat Lakes Training Command.

A firing party from the divisionattended the funeral at Trenton ofLieut. (P) W. J. Spencer, who waskilled in a flying accident at HMCSShearwater April 24.

The ship's company of Cataraqui,along wi th the band and sea cadetsfrom RCSCC St. Lawrence, markedBattle of Atlantic Sunday with achurch parade.

The Kingston naval division hada change of executive officers inMay, with Lieut. P. H. Skeltonsucceeding Lieut. P. M. Cornell.

Two members of the permanentstaff, Leading Seamen William O.Gibbs and Roy P. Dolihan, havebeen promoted to petty officer secondclass.

Naval Air HelpsSteward in Distress

Naval aviation has an especiallystaunch supporter in Petty OfficerRobert Barnes, a steward serving inHMCS Portage.

At Saint John, N.B., where hisship was refitting, PO Barnes receiveda telegram from H,illifax informing himof serious injury to his wife.

As there was no commercial flightscheduled to Halifax until some timelater, a telephone call W;1S put throughto Captain D. L. Raymond, com­manding officer of HMCS Shearwater.

An Avenger, piloted by Lieut. G. D.Westwood, was dispatched immediatelyfrom the air station, landed at SaintJohn airport, embarked PO Barnesand flew him to Dartmouth. Soonafter getting the telegram he was home.

HMCS Brunswicker(Saint John)

Brunswicker played host to teachersand senior students of four Saint Johnand district high schools on May 14with scores of inquisitive youths beingtaken on a tour of the establishment.

The "High School Night" wasdesigned to give the students anopportunity to see for themselvesthe role played by the naval divisionin the community. During the nearlythree hours the students were atBrunswicker, they saw personnel undertraining and witnessed demonstra­tions of anti-submarine weapons, com­munications and seamanship. Laterin the evening they were shown acolor movie of the navy in action andwere addressed briefly by the com­manding officer, Commander J. A.MacKinnon.

Commander MacKinnon was anhonor guest of the University ofNew Brunswick at the annualgraduation exercises May 15. Amongthe graduates were four RCN cadetswho received the degree 'of bachelorof science in electrical ~ngineering.

All graduated with high academicstanding. ,

On May 18, personnel ..of Bruns­wicker observed Battle of the AtlanticSunday with a church parade andmarch past. Accompanied by thedivision's pipe and drum band; Rod­ney Corps, Royal .Canadian SeaCadets; the corps' drum and bugleband and the Wrenettes, the ship'scompany paraded to St. James Churchand St. John the Baptist Church formorning services. Commander Mac­Kinnon read the lesson at the St.James Church service.

Following the services, the unitsparaded through the central areaof the city. The march past washeld at the Cenotaph in King Square,

Mayor Allan Lamport and several members of the Toronto city council visited HMCSYork on a recent Wednesday training night and witnessed the instruction and routine carriedout on board the Toronto naval division. Present on the same night were Captain F. H. Gardner,United States Naval Attache at Ottawa, and Captain A. G. Boulton, Director of Naval Reserves.Left to right are Alderman W. R. Allen and E. Bogart, Captain Gardner, Captain Boulton, MayorLamport, Captain R. I. Hendy, commanding officer of York, and Alderman E. A. Phillips andJohn Knchereps.

Toronto lODE Donates$200 to Magnificent

Thanks to the lODE jn Toronto,HMCS Magnificent began her currenttraining cruise well stocked withamenities. Not long ago the "Maggie"received instru ctions from the lODEto buy $200 worth of whatever the shipmight want and send along the bill.

After careful consideration, the car­der's personnel decided to use the fundfor recreational purposes. Additionalphonograph records were purchasedfor the ship's broadcasting station,MAGI, and playing cards, cribbageboards, chessmen and similar amllse­ment gear were obtained.

The generous gift was acknowledgedby Captain Kenneth L. Dyer onbehalf of a grateful ship's company.

where the salute was taken by Capt.C. H. Bonnycastle, RCN(R), Ret'd,former commanding officer of Bruns­wicker.

On the afternoon of May 18, whichis observed annuaJly in Saint John asLoyalist Day, two detachments ofBrunswicker personnel and the divi­sion's pipe and drum band partici­pated in the observances. - R.S.M.

HMCS Scotian(Halifax)

Captain A. G. Boulton, Director ofNaval Reserves, carried out an in­spection of the ship's company andfacilities at Scotian in mid-Mayduring his annual tour of navaldivisions in Eastern Canada.

Addressing the ship's company,Captain Boul ton declared that astrong reserve was essential to areal1y effective naval effort. He out­lined the changes in the reservetraining program and complimentedofficers and men on their showingthroughout the year and at theinspection.

Captain Boulton later visited theminesweeper BrockviJIe, training ten­der for the division.

HMCS York(Toronto)

Mayor Allan Lamport of Torontoand several members of his councilpaid a visit May 7 to HMCS York.The group witnessed the regularWednesday night training in thevarious classrooms and the depart­ments.

Personnel of York paid last respectsApril 28 to CPO Harold Hart, whowas fataJly inj ured in an automobileaccident on the Queen ElizabethHighway. He ]1ad been a member ofthe ship's company' of York for aconsiderable time.

A radar set instaJled in the divi­sion's radar room performed opera­tionaJly for the first time early inMay. Believed to be the only one func­tioning in any of the naval divisionsin Canada, the set has a range offive miles and easily picks up theFairway Buoy and other navigationalaids in Toronto harbor. The set wasloaned to York by Canadian Arsenals,Limited, and wiJl be used for trainingand navigation direction practice withthe division's Fairmile and tug.

V/rens at York have started tolearn the art of sailing under theinstruction of PO A. J. Edwards.

HMCS Hunter(Windsor)

The ship's company of HMCSHunter, led by the division's brassband, paraded through downtownWindsor May 18 for special servicesat AJI Saints' Anglican Church tocommemorate the Battle of the Atlan­tic. The church services were con­ducted by Rev. Carl Swan, a wartimenaval chaplain.

Training afloat on the Detroitriver stepped up with the return ofPTC 762 from winter storage atErieau. The training craft has takenHunter personnel and sea cadets on anumber of short training cruises.

Captain F. H. Gardner, UnitedStates Naval Attache at Ottawa,visited Hunter in May while inthe Windsor-Detroit area. He in­spected training facilities and took

the salute as the ship's companymarched past during divisions.

AB William Scatterty has organizeda softball team which will playhome-and-home games with neigh­boring divisions in the \NesternOntario area. - R.M.P.

HMCS Montcalm(Quebec City)

The ship's company paraded todivine service on Battle of the Atlan­tic Sunday, May 18. After the service,the parade proceeded to the Cenotaph,where a wreath was laid by Com­mander M. ]. Jette, commandingofficer of Montcalm, on behalf of theship's company.

Lieut. Pierre Simard was in chargeof the parade. Assisting were Instr.Lieut. L. W. Maundcote-Carter,Instr. Lieut. R. ]. Leclair and Sub­Lieut. (S) .T. B. Carisse. The band,under the direction of Lieut. (SB)WiJl Brodrique, was in attendance.

At a recent informal gathering inthe wardroom, the ofiicers said "aurevoir" to Lieut.-Cdr. D. I. McGill,executive ofiicer of the division,prior to his departure to take upresidence and employment in Mon­treal.

The latest division to commencecourses in the Basic Training Schoolhas been given the name "Louisburg",in memory of the corvette lost byenemy action in the Mediterraneanduring the war.

Recent arrivals at Montcalm 111-

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

"It couldn't be helped! 'Twas a mishap l" he cried,Then crawled in his bunk and contentedly sighed,While the rest of us figured 7.ve'd spend all our livesEating our hash without forks or knives.

Then he boarded ,a train for Halifax townWith his neck washed clean and his hair slicked down.Like most of the boys he'd heard, the old storyA nd figured that he was fighting for Glory,A nd thought. that he was a fortunate boyWhen they gave him a draft aboard the St. Croix.

PAUL McDONALD - JUNIOR CHEMISTHMCS ST. CROIX

Mrs. McDonald had a son named Paul,He 7.vorked at the "Y" in Montreal.When the war broke out - Paul said one day:~'Ma, pack my bags, I'm going away.I think the Navy is the place for meSo I'm going to join, and sail the s~a."

work at the 'V' in Montreal", and, "1hate doing dishes!"

One day whilst the ship was onconvoy duty in the Atlantic, Paul wasdishing up in the mess and (so he-said)forgot the silver,vare "vas in the dish­water and dumped the lot over theside. We all thought it a joke and hada great laugh at Paul's expense­until we went to, draw more cutleryand found there was none to be had.Well, you haven't seen meals eaten byhungry men under greater difficultythan we had with three spoons andtwo knives between the lot of us.

It was too much for one of the boys,Reg Lees. He was a bit of a poet andhe wrote the following verse. I though tit might be of interest to others, hencethis little article. I came across itwhile searching through my trunk andlooking at souvenirs gathered over thepast years.

]. W. PEARSON, C1SM3.

for lieutenants (TAS) of the RegularForce.

lieutenants (ex-TAS branch. officers)with the tactical knowledge required'

'Twas then he learnt, against his wishes,That part of his work was washing dishes.

,But at last one day, our hero, Paul,Thought. of a way to get rid of them all.

This day we had dinner - I think it was hash­And McDonald was'ordered to. clean up the gash.He gathered the scraps and he tidied the place,

- , With a gleam in his eye and a smile on his face.Then he picked up the dishpan, without commotion ­And dumped all our silverware into the Ocean!

Dear Sir:D~ring the war I spent more than

two years in Hl\tlCS St. Croix and al­though living conditions were not 'ofthe best, we had a lot of fun. Most ofmy shipmates are gone with the oldship, but many of the things - thathappened are well remembered. Ithink we are all inclined, to forget theqad or unpleasant incidents and bestremember the others. I t is one of theseI would like to tell you about.

I guess everyone in the servicegripes a certain amount at some time,and I know the St. Croix was no ex­ception. In our crowded stokers' messwe had a man named Paul McDonald.Paul was from Montreal and beforehis entry into the Navy had worked atthe YMCA.

McDonald had two pet thenles, orgripes, as we called them: "Wlien thisdamn war is over I'm going back to

elude Instr. Lieut. lVlaundcote-Carterand two supply officers, Lieut. (S)N. W. Denney and Sub-Lieut. Carisse.

Able Seaman Kenneth L. Hicks, aquartermaster on the staff at HMCSlVlontcalm, picked up a perfect handduring a recent cribbage game. ABHicks held three fives and the jack ofclubs and turned the five of clubs.-R.J.L.

HMCS Donnacona(Montreal)

As the reserve training seasoncame to a close in Montreal, allbranches at Donnacona concentra'ted~n studying and writing exams priorto departure for sumnler training atthe coast.

The British cruiser Sheffield, wear­ing the, flag of Vice-Admira:l SirWilliam Andrewes, arrived at Montreal

,May 16 for a ten-day visit. Social andsport$ activities were arranged for thetl).e entire ship's company during

:their"stay. The. cruiser was open topublic inspection and Wrens fromDonnacona were taken on a con­ducted tour of the ship.

Personnel from Donnaconaandthe Sheffield joined forces May 18for a, church parade in observanceof Battle of the Atlantic Sunday.The parade was led, by the RoyalMarine band' and during the marchpast Captain Michael Everard, com­manding officer of the Sheffield, tookthe salute. - R.F.D.S.

This Changing WorldAlthough the navy is traditionally

"a man's life", a leading marine paintmanufacturing company in the UnitedStates admits having had to make aconcession to the fact that the allegedly"weaker sex" has infiltrated the sea­going service.

The firm has re-named its paint,and has come out with a color chartlisting such shades as "robin's eggblue/' "powder puff yellow", "seanymph green" and "flannel gray",the last being a fancy new title forold-fashioned battleship gray.

QUALIFYING COURSEFOR TAS BRANCJ;J OFFICERS

A three-and-one-half month T AS'qualifying course for ·lieutenants of 'the Regular Force who were originally

. TAS branch officers will be conductedat the Torpedo, Anti-SubmarineSchool, Halifax, the anticipated dateof commencement of the first coursebeing October 1952.

The course is designed to provide

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They Aim to SatisfyCookery School is Lab

for Testing, FixingUnpopulQl' Recipes

Commander (S) R. V. Bowditch, Supply Officer of Stadacona, tests a muffin baked inthe cookery school at the East Cook training establishment. Awaiting the verdict is CPO LloydMacArthur, chief cook in the school. (liS-17466).

,&. PPLE PIE with "built-in"~ cheese is one of the recentinnovations OD the menu at HMCSStadacona, th e RCN barracks andtraining establjshment at Halifax.

This and a n umber of other changeshave been made in Navy recipes sincea cookery school was opened on theEast Coast a few months ago.

When cooks at the main galleyin Stadacona reported that the menwere not eatilJg the issue cheese alongwith their apple pie, the chief cook atthe school, CPO Lloyd MacArthur,built the cheese right into the piecrusts.

It is CPO MacArthur's job to testand recommend changes in recipeswhen it is found that they are notbeing received well in the messes.And, if any of the cooks who use anissue recipe book find that the bookdoesn't produce the best results, orif they come up with a new wrinkle oftheir own, they pass it along to theChief for a trial. If it proves moresatisfactory than the existing recipe,it goes to Ottawa recommended as areplacement.

CPO MacArthur presides over agleaming galley in the basement ofthe Stadacona administration building.

"It's a very tidy little galley andwe didn't think it should be going towaste," said Commander (S) R. V.Bowditch, Supply Officer at Stada­cona, at whose suggestion the schoolwas started, in explaining why heproposed opening the cookery school.

Its most in"lportant function, as faras the supply branch is concerned, isthe instruction it gives to all cooks inthe command in the baking of bread.

As Commander Bowditch puts, it:"It is extremely important that everyNavy cook know how to bake bread.He may be in a ship at sea whichruns out of bread before it reachesits base. Th~n it's up to him toproduce bread for the crew, for breadis one of the staples of their diet."

Every day of the week finds aNavy cook busily baking a ten-poundbatch of bread in the galley. Hereports early in the morning and,under the watchful eye of CPOMacArthur, goes through the wholebread making routine, from thesetting of the yeast to the slicing ofthe finished loaf.

If the bread isn't up to standard,he's headed for more instruction.

There have been several instancesin which the school has proved its"trouble shooting" ability.

The most unusual concerned theapple pie and cheese. The schooltried several experiments. First, thecheese was grated into the pastry mix.But it was found that the cheesecontained so much salt that, whenit was combined with the salt alreadyin the pastry, it made the mixtureunpalatable. The salt was droppedfrom the pastry mix recipe and theresult was a good pie crust with"built in" cheese.

"The case of the pale pie crust"was also solved by the school. Be­cause they were afraid the pie crusts,especially for steak and kidney pie,were being made tough, the cooks hadstopped using an egg or milk washin their preparation. This wash givesthe crust a rich, golden color and itsomission left the crusts looking paleand unappetizing.

After some testing with greaterand lesser amounts of shortening,CPO MacArthur proved that thewash had little or nothing to do withthe quality of the pastry. He did findthat an egg wash does a better job.Now all steak and kidney pies lookjust like the ones mother used to make.

Another important function thecookery school fulfills is the testing ofcooks for promotion.

These men come from the variousships and establishments in the com­mand. They are required to prepare afive-course meal, from the orderingof their supplies to dishing it upready to serve. These meals arecooked by a different man twice aday for two weeks.

The testing staff, which includesCommander Bowditch and the deputysupply officer, Lieut.-Cdr. (S) LeoNeveu, find!" this job the hardest.A five-course dinner at 11 a.m. and4 p.m. every day for two weeks is alittle more than the average con­stitution can stand.

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For the fourth consecutive year, HMCS Naden won the port soccer championship atEsquimalt. This year Na~en c1ef~atedHMCS Ontario in the final. Members of the winning t~amwere front row, left to nght: Lieut. (g) P. J. Sands, AB N. Standley, CPO Thomas Reading,PO Charles Hall and PO David Sadler (referee). Rear row, Instructor Lieut. David MacKenzie(captain), Commissioned Communications Officer Alber~ Shirley, Instructor I:ieut.-Cdr. H. V.Irving, Instruct?r Lieut. D. A. Robertson, PO Geors-e Klllch, PO George Bucklllgham, PO JackStrachan and Lieut. (SB) W. A. Northey. (E-18801).

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Three-Department TeamTops Naden Competition

A combined Medical,Communica­tions and Navigation Direction teamfinished in first place in the competi­tion for the winter Cock of the Bar­racks trophy at HMCS Naden.

The competitions consisted of volley­ball, basketball, hockey, .22 rifleshooting, bowling, badminton andswimming.

Medical, Comm. and ND compiled105 points, 13 more than second-placeSupply Naden. Other teams in orderof finish were: Supply School "A",T AS and Electrical, MTE "A",Band, Supply School "B", MTE "B"arid Ordnance.

The week following the end of thewinter sports, the softball schedule­the first 6f the summer sports - gotunder way. After two weeks of play,Supply Naden and TAS and Electricalshared the top spot with two winsin as many starts.

Many familiar names are appearingon the score sheets, a few of whichare: for Supply, CPO Lester Noon,Ldg. Sea. Norman Richardson andPO Andy George; for TAS and

Electrical, PO Dennis Mann, CPODave Ingram and PO Jack Strachan;for Medical, Comm. and ND, Com­missioned Communications Officer A.Shirley, PO Ken Guthrie and POFred Kelly; for Ordnance, CPOChester Padget and PO Joseph Hor­nesty, and for the Band, AB LarueKnox and PO David Fisher.

The two Supply School teams andthe MTE have a number of newplayers but show promise of being inthe thick of the battle for honors.Other sports scheduled for the summerare tabloid track and field andmedley marathons.

Wren Baseball TeamEnters Moncton League

Wrens from HMC Naval RadioStation Coverdale have entered ateam in the Moncton City and Dis­trict Baseball League and, on thebasis of the skill they have shown atpractice sessions, have been picked aslikely pace-setters.

In an exhibition basketball gameplayed at the Moncton Garrison,HMCS Stadacona defeated Coverdale78-61.

Softball, SoccerStart at Cornwallis

Inter-part and inter-divisional soft­ball leagues at HMCS Cornwallisgot under way early in May with 12teams entered in each circuit. Simi­larly organized soccer leagues wereslated to begin play at the end of themonth.

Champions were decided in volley­ball and deck hockey as the indoorsports season ended at Cornwallis.Saguenay Division won the inter­divisional volleyball championship ina sudden-death knockout tournamentin which all new entry divisions tookpart.

In deck :hockey Crusader Divisiondefeated Columbia Division in thefinal of a similar tournament.

CornwalLis played a not too gracioushost to Shearwater in a challengeboxing meet, the Annapolis Valleymittmenwinning five of the six bouts.

The Cornwallis chief and pettyofficers visited Dartmouth to take onthe chiefs and POs of Shearwater ina challenge hockey match that endedin a 3-3 tie.

Another exhibition hockey gamefound the East beating the West by a15-1 score at Cornwallis. The "Blue­nosers" had too much class for the"Indians." .

Shearwatel' GriddersHold Spring Practice

There was a lull in sports activitiesat HMCS Shearwater as winterschedules ended and preparationswere underway for the summercompetitions.

The soccer team dqnned playingtogs earlier than expected in order toplay host to the visiting team fromHMS Sheffield in an exhibition game.The Sheffield scored a 2-1 win, withall goals being scored in the second·half and the winning marker comingwith only five minutes remaining inthe game.

Candidates turned out for a repre­sentative team which has entered inthe Dartmouth Suburban Softball.League. While they took over onepart of the playing field, the Shear­water football team was getting insome spring training on another.

No-Hitter Twirledas Airmen Triumph

HMCS Shearwater's entry in theDartmouth Suburban Softball Leagueopened the schedule by trouncingFairey Aviation 17-0. CPO DickDupchak, Shearwater pitcher, tosseda no-hitter in the five-inning contest.

The league, now in its third year ofoperation, includes ten teams fromDartmouth and vicinity, with Shear­water the only service team entered.

Montcalm Enters Teamin City Ball League

A representative team has beenentered by HMCS Montcalm in theQuebec City Intermediate SoftballLeague. Coached by Lieut.-Cdr. R. D.Campbel1, the team has shown earlyindications of being a strong conten­der.

An inter-part softball league is infull swing in the Quebec City division.

The Montcalm hockey team final1ypacked up its gear to terminate aseason in which it did a splendidgood-will job on behalf of the division.

Variety oj Sportsfor RN Visitors

An elaborate sports schedule wasarranged as part of the entertainmentprogram for the ship's company ofHMS Sheffield during the cruiser'svisit to Halifax May 8-13. Athleticevents included soccer, rugger, basket­ball, golf, cricket, swimming anddiving, water polo and squash, withteams from Shearwater, Cornwallisand Stadacona providing the com­petition in· all but rugger. RCNteams won six out of ten events andin the rugger match the RN cruiser'steam played to a 6-6 tie with HalifaxWanderers.

Aldergrove.Competingin Local Ball Loop

Aldergrove Naval Radio Stationhas entered a team in the Abbotsfordand District Softball League for thecurrent season. Members include CPOCharlie Moser, PO Bob Connor,AB John Jewel1 , Ldg. Sea.· LloydMilton, PO Earl Beatty, Ldg. Sea;Harry Haines, PO Dave Bruce, Ldg.Sea. John Genile, PO Jim Gibson,Ldg Sea. Bud Stephens, Ldg. Sea.Art Dieroff and PO Norval Giles.

Although the team got off to apoor start, the players were showingfavorable improvement by mid-June.

Swimming, fishing, boating andhorseshoes have also been on the goat Aldergrove, with the weathermanobliging with perfect weather.

Shown above are members of the new entryteam which won the inter-divisional bowlingchampionship at HMCS Cornwallis. Seatedare Ordinary Seamen Rene Pepin, Montreal,left, and Donald Churchill, Toronto. Standingare Ordinary Seamen James Duncan, ParrySound, Ont., Don Reisenburg, Montreal, andBill Bromell, Toronto. (DB-1329).

Stadacona Competingin Softball Circuit

HMCS Stadacona has entered ateam in the Halifax Senior SoftballLeague, a revamped version of the oldcommercial league in which Stadplayed a couple of years ago.

The Navy nine is coached by CPOBernie Gordon and managed byCommander (S) Raymond Bowditch.Four teams are entered in the league,which plays night games on the NorthCommons. They are Army, Ship-yards, Dockyard and Stadacona. .

t Jolts' Take Inter-partBasketball Honors

Junior Officers' Technical and Lea­dership Course "E" scored a 25-17win over Electrical Mates in thedeciding game of a best of three seriesfor the Stadacona inter-part basket­ball championship. The Electricianswon the first game 24-22, only tohave the "Jolts" come back to recorda 24-10 win in the second.

Commissioned Bos'n Jim Arnottand Lieut. Sheldon Rowell paced thewinners in the final game, eachnotching six points.

Members of the JOTLC team wereLieut. S. M. Rowell, Lieut. FredLubin, Lieut.-Cdr. R. M. Greene,Lieut. D. H. McNichol, Lieut. J. O.Murray, Lieut.-Cdr. M. H. Page,Commissioned Bos'n James Arnott,Lieut. W. C. Wheeler and Lieut.Norman Eversfield.

MarllS1nanship TrophyPresented at Cataraqui

Ldg. Sea. Preston Conley, with anaverage of 92, became the firstwinner of the Coleman marksmanshiptrophy at HMCS Cataraqui. Thetrophy was presented to Ldg. Sea.Conley by Commander G. M. Cole­man, former commanding officer ofCataraqui and donor of the trophy.

Three Rifle TeamsCOl1l1>ete at Pre1Jost

Three rifle teams have entered themonthly inter-divisional shoot atHM CS Prevost. Captains of the teamsare Sub-Lieut. Charles Brown, CPOWil1iam Christiani and AB T. E.Nunns.

Prevost's 'iVrens have also talCenup rifle and pistol shooting. Twenty­four Wrens make up four teamswhich turn out one night a week, inaddition to the regular training night,for competition.

Shearwater OfficersAre Volleyball Champs

A tournament to decide the AtlanticCommand volleyball championshipwas held at HMCS Stadacona thenight of May 5 with 16 teams fromthe Halifax and Dartmouth area andfrom HMCS Cornwallis playing atotal of 30 games.

Shearwater officers took the title,edging the P&RT Staff of Stadaconain a best of three final series. Scoreswere 14-15, 15-10 and 15-1.

The play began at 4 :30 p.m. andthe final game ended at 11 :30. Gameswere played in the form of doubleknockout series on three courts in theStadacona gymnasium.

Radio Station StaffGoes in for Fishing

Fishing has become the main avoca­tion at Albro Lake, with quite a largenumber of trout being taken fromwaters within the radio station'sboundaries.

Honors for the largest fish caughtare currently held by CPO Cassam(Slim) Marlin, who recently landeda speckled trout weighing two pounds972 ounces and measuring 1772 inchesfrom bow to stern. Lieut. GeorgeHoyte, ofiicer-in-charge, is runninga close second with a fish measuring17 inches. PO John Layton, Ldg. Sea.Peter Craft and Able Seamen JohnMilligan and Leonard Sullivan arebusily trying to top these figures.

A softball team is again representingthe station in the Halifax North-endSoftbal1 League. Ldg. Sea. Harvey

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Pare has attended to the many de­tails concerning league membershipand the team has high hopes of win­ning the. championship it· came soclose to capturing last year.

Stadacona Tops Truroin Cricket Exhibition

HMCS Stadacona scored a 124-35victory in the second amiual exhibi­tion cricket match with the St.John's Cricket Club of Truro. Thegame was played on the Stadaconaplaying field.

The· Stadcona team, playing itsfirst game of the season, was led byLieut. (L) Frank Turner, with 26runs, and Lieut. Lloyd Jones andLieut. (L) Ron Baker with 25 each.

Stadacona CapturesFraser:..Harris Trophy

HMCS Stadacona captured theFraser-Harris Sailing Trophy in theannual regatta atHMCS ShearwaterMayl0.-

Commissioned Bos'n Wallace Careypiloted the Stadacona whaler entryto victory over 12 others and CPOCharles Church came second in thedinghy race to win the regatta forStadacona on total points. A dinghyfrom HMS Sheffield placed first.

Entries represented the Sheffield,RCN ships and establishments, Ca­dets, RCMP, the Royal Nova ScotiaYacht Squadron and the ArmdaleYacht Ch,lb. It was. the first sailingregatta out of Shearwater this year.

The trophy has been won insuccessive years by Shearwater, theArmdale Yacht Club and, now, byStadacona.

Bowling League PlayoffWon by Clothing Stores

Clothing Stores, pace-setter duringthe regular schedule, won the Stada­cona inter-part bowling champion­ship, defeating Central Stores by337 pins in a six-string, total pinfallfinal. .

Twelve teams were entered in theplayoffs, with first-place ClothingStores and seventh-place CentralStores surviving the preliminary eli­minations.

Outstanding for Clothing Stores inthe final was AB William Hamiltonwith a triple of 793 and a single 322in the first three strings.

MTE Bowlers CaptureMixed League Playoff

Mechanical Training Establish-. ment, leader of "A" Section, won the

Stadacona Mixed Bowling LeagueChampionship in a round robin play­off with TAS School and NavalResearch Establishment, leaders of"B" and "C" Sections, respectively.

PO George Fry of the TAS teamcornered the individual honors. Hehad the high average (211), highsingle (338) and high triple (864).In the ladies division, high averagewent to Mrs. Myrtle Moulton ofDepot "B" team with 189, whileMrs. Marion Sproule of MTE rolledthe high single (310) and the hightriple (698).

Members of the winning team wereMrs. Mary Hutchings, Mrs. MarionSproule, Mrs. Helen Sample, Mrs.M. K. Larson, PO William Pollard,CPO Bob Semple, PO John Wrightand PO John Duffy. Mrs. Sproule also

won individual prizes for high singleand high three in league competition.

CPO Mar€el BolducTops Stad Bowlers

Five bowlers recorded season aver­ages of 200 or over in the Stadaconainter-part bowling league.

Topping the list was CPO MarcelBolduc of Central Stores with a 218mark. In second place was Ldg. Sea.John MacCormack of Electrical "B"with 215. Others to reach the charmedcircle were PO George Fry, TASSchool (205); AB Bruce Davis, Cloth­ing Stores (205) and CPO WilliamC. Conrad, Clothing Stores (200).

Two trundlers wound up withaverages of 199. They were PO JohnWright, MTE "A", and CPO AlvinUnderhill, Regulating Staff.

Sports Events ArrangedFor Visiting Cruiser

A varied sports program was ar­ranged by HMCS Donnacona forthe ship's company of HMS Sheffieldduring the cruiser's visit to Montreal.It included soccer, cricket and ruggermatches and a swimming meet.

A sports week-end held on thedrill deck of Donnacona resulted in avictory for the RCAF, St. John, Que.Donnacona placed second, followedby RCAF, St. Hubert, and the BlackWatch. Badminton, volleyball andbasketball :were played. .

The Montreal division will fieldtwo softball teams this year, one inthe Westmount Inter-Service Leagueand the other in the Montreal CityLeague.

Soccer practices have begun ancl,

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. Pictured above are some of the craft that competed in the annual Fraser-Harris Sailing Regatta at HMCS Shearwater. HMCS Stadaconacame first in the whaler and second in the dinghy events to win the meet on combined points. The regatta was the first of the year at Shearwater(HS-19404). .

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OFFICERS ELECTEDBY KINGSTON NOAC

AUSTIN FORD HEADSCALGARY NOAC

Austin H. Ford was elected presi­dent of the Calgary Branch of theNaval Officers' Association of Canadaat the annual meeting in May.

Other officers are: Vice-president,Reginald Jackson; secretary, William

B. W. Trumpour was elected presi­dent of the Kingston branch of theNaval Officers' Associations of Canadaat the annual meeting on boardlIMCS Cataraqui.

Other officers elected were: Vice­president, William J. Bosworth; secre­tary-treasurer, R. M. Bruce, andexecutive member, John M. Ferguson

ten-step, waltz, swing dance andDutch waltz were demonstrated bythe Halifax guests and Mrs. Panna­baker, Padre Pike, Sue Ross andDorothy Dunnington. Highlight ofthe evening for the large crowd ofspectators was the skating display bythe younger children dressed in theirbeautiful costumes.Children Take Spotlight

in Cornwallis Carnival

won the hard-fought fifth game 15-12to take the championship.

Members of the winning team werePO "Ginger" O'Brien, Ldg. Sea.Rowan Carroll, CPO John Hancock,AB Jack Carruthers, CPO Neil Lum­ley and CPO Alex Burns.

There is no shortage of musical talent on board HMes Nootka, as witness this sing-songsession in the after upper messdeck. Lined up on the lockers are, left to right: Ldg. Sea. LloydKay, PO Arthur (Steamer) Smith, AB H. A. Smith, PO Howard Bailey, AB Earl McWhinney,AB Alfred Buckle and AB Ronald Lowry. (NK-1140).

'Maggie' Beats Quebecin Sports Tabloid

HMCS Magnificent and HMCSQuebec squared off in a sports tabloidon board the carrier, May 11, withthe "Maggie" retaining the "Shmink­lined Carrier vs Plane Guard Cup" bytotalling 16 points to the Quebec's 12.

Teams from various departmentsin the two ships met in volleyball,deck hockey and target shootingcompetitions.

'V' VoUeybaUersJVinBrunswicker Trophy

A trophy donated by HMCS Bruns­wicker, to be emblematic of the SaintJolm and district volleyball cham­pionship, was put up for competitionfor the first time on May 10 whenseven teams competed in an elimina"tion tournament at the Saint Johnarmory.

Winner of the trophy was theYMCA 21 Club team. Three entriesfrom Brunswicker, the Squids, Bar­racudas and Mantas, participatedin ·the evellt. The trophy was pre­sented to the captain of the winningteam by Lieut.-Cdr. (S) W. A.

. Brown, on behalf of CommanderJ. A. MacKimLOn, commanding officerof Brunswicker.

after a series of summer exhibitiongames, the Donnacona eleven willbe entered in l"egular league play inthe fall.

The skating season was closed atHMCS Cornwallis with the holdingof a costume carnival in the rinkon the evening of April 18. Theaffair was organized by Chaplain (P)Harry Pike and Mrs. Ian Pannabaker,who had been assisting and schoolingthe children of the Cornwallis com-munity in figure skating during the

PT Instruet~rsCop winter. The Cornwallis band provided ~cRoberts; ~r~asurer, C. N. Mawer;VoUeyball TItle the music. dlrec~ors, .Wllham Moreland, Donald

--The-staW of--thee-Physical ancl~-- PO Victor Dougherty looked aftel' --- McDJartUldr-D. MacGregor, GeraldRecreational Training School won the races, while Lieut.-Cdr. Wilf Law and Donald Clarke.the Stadacona inter-part volleyball Inman was master of ceremonies andchampionship May 20, edging out Commander R. W. Murdoch servedElectrical "A" three games to two in as chairman of the judges committee.a see-saw best of five series. Captain A. P. Musgrave presented

The Electricians won the first game prizes for the best costumes and to the15-10, only to have the PTI's come winners of the various races. He alsoback in the second with a 15-0 presented each skater with a smallshut-out. Electrical "A" again went special prize.one up winning the third game Solo skating numbers Wl:lre given15-11, but the club-swingers again by Mrs. Pannabaker and by twoknotted the series with a 17-15 guelit skaters from Halifax, Joyceovertime victory. Then the PTI's Bagnall and Donald Verge. The

Hockey Trophy Presentedto Magnificent's Squad

Topping a highly successful sportsseason, HMCS Magnificent's hockeyteam, champion of the inter-shipleague, was presented with the HiramWalker trophy by Rear-Admiral R.E. S. Bidwell May 5. The teamfinished the regular schedule withonly one loss in a dozen games andswept through the semi-finals andfinal without a defeat.

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CORPORAL WHALE, A.B.

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Have t told ye my yarn of the great Pacinc?(Whichis evilly named, for it's quite terrifi.c,With waves that is frequently most titanic

. And half of the ocean's bed's volcanic.)

. We was steamin' South, toward Singapore,When the ocean riz, with a frightful roar,And it's cle'ar writ down in our frigate's logThat the steam was as thick as a Fundy fog.While a r~ck ('bout the size of Vancouver Isle)Reared itself skyward for half a mile,And before our skipper could signal "Stop!"Our frigate was perched - on the very top.

Now lava is hot, as the whole world knows,And it singed to khaki our nice blue clothes.Officers, men, the whole darn' crew,Looked just the same as the soldiers do.Now a thing like THAT makes a shellback sore,So the Old Man muttered; the ratin's swore.'

There was stranded to for'r'd a nice, big whale,Fannin' our bows with his ten-foot tail,Sez he, "Lash my flu1,<e to your starboard hook,"And 1'11 tow ye to shoreline, afore I cook."

So the Capt'aln yells, "Pick a route that's smooth,Or our surgeon'll pull out each wisdom tooth,And 'ware all rocks that is rough or jaggy,W~ ain't got plates lik'e they giv' the (Maggie'!"And he placed a man at the lrigate's ,rudder,Who steered. a course through the meltin' blubtJer.. .We both hit the sea with a deal 0' splashin'And the ·crew made speed to' qnhook the lashin',Sez the whale, ((It's tha't hot I am like io bake."(Then he scratched his back on o~! garboard-strake)

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Now it's all set down in the frigate's log,How they served hot blubber, in lieu of ~rog,And prese~tedeach man with a pound 0' bacey,And new blue outnts, replacin' khaki.

We knew that Ottawa would be wrathIf we wasted an inch of their khaki cloth,So 'we bent the old suits to a mildewed sail,And made a nne greatcoat - for Mister Whale.

We piped him back to the frigate's side,.And half of ourratin's then slipped astride,And lashed the coat to his blistered skin,And tucked an Ensign beneath his chin.He was hawser-galled where his big tail tapers(So we giv' him his Natirilization Papers).Sez the whale, ((Thanks, boys, I can hardly waitTo tryout the cold of the Bering Strait."

Our whale is an ally in any man's nght,He's our forces' latest hermaphrodite.He's a Navy man in a soldier's suitAnd Ottawa rates him a full salute.

HERMAN LORDLY

No Whale!New Westminster, B.C. June 1

(CP) - A man who claims he saw thebirth of' an island thinks someoneshould place a flag on it "before theRussians claim it."

Neil S. Jamieson, 21, third officeraboard the 7,SOO-ton British freighterQueen Anne, now berthed hEjre, toldthe story on Saturday. .

He, and all other officers and crewof the freighter, said they saw thevolcanic island emerge from theocean floor the afternoon of May 8about 200 miles northwest of CapeEngano, at the northern tip of Luzonin the Philippines.

"It was an awe-inspiring sight, tosee the eruption with its pall. of blacksmoke and steam and millions ofgallons of water being thrown up,"Jamieson said. .

"My first reaction was disbelief andwe were all rather skeptical of whatwas taking place. At first I thought itwas a storm in the distance because ofthe black cloud."

From a distance of five miles theship's .company said they saw the1,000-foot high rock emerge from thesea. Jamieson estimated it to be three­quarters of a rrti·le wide.

Officers found the volcano lies in the'path of a fault which runs all the wayfrom Siberia through the Japaneseislands and the Philippines; Islandshave been known to appear and some­times disappear again in this area ofthe north Pacific. - (Canadian Pressdispatch).

BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC SUNDAY1. At Halifax, more than 3,000 naval personnel marched, May 18, to services

commemorating the Battle of the Atlantic. The photo shows a general view of theservice in the Grand Parade with personnel of the RCN and RCN(R), Sea Cadets andnaval veterans in attendance. Other services were held at the Convent of the SacredHeart and, for more Ulan 750 Shearwater personnel, at churches in Dartmouth.

2. Similar observances were carried out on the West Coast. Here sailors fromships and shore establishments file into St. Andrews Church, Victoria.

3. Senior officers of the Atlantic Command arc shown in front of the war memorialin the Grand Parade at Halifax.

4. At Saint John, Captain C. H. Bonnycastle, RCN(R), Ret'd, extreme right,took the salute at a march past of officers and men from HMCS Brunswicker. Mem­bers of the Naval Off,cers Association, the Main Brace Naval Veterans' Association

and sea cadets from RCSCC Rodney participated in the parade, which was headedby Brunswicker's pipe band.

5. Wrens were in evidence in many of the parades. Here a group of \¥rcns frol11Coverdale Radio Station gives an eyes right during the march past the saluting baseat the Moncton city hall. They are led by Lieut. (W) Audrey B. Worden.

6. In Ottawa, naval personnel from HMCS Carleton, Naval Headquarters andGloucester Radio Station and sea cadets of RCSCC Falkland combined forces to formthe largest naval parade in the Canadian capital since the war. A portion of the Ottawaparade is shown on Metcalfe street proceeding to Dominion United Church.

7. In Montreal, ships' companies of HMCS Donnacona and HMS Sheffield, ledby the Royal Marine band from the latter, paraded to city churches for Battle of theAtlantic services.

Petty Officer Kenneth Wilson, manager of the Naden Petty Officers' Mess, chatswith 94-year-old Mrs. Sarah Walton during the Mother's Day visit paid by repre­.sentatives of the mess to the Aged Women's Home in Victoria. Bouquets of flowersand a two-tiered cake were presented to the residents of the home by PO Stan Birch,president; PO Douglas Anderson, secretary, and PO Wilson, on behalf of the membersof the mess. (E-18908).

Ports of call for ships taking part. in the first of three West Coastcruises were Bedwell Harbor, in' theGulf of Georgia; Prince Rupert, B.C.,and Juneau, Alaska. Three-day callswere made at each of the two latterports.

By the end of the month the train­ing grollp, made of HMC ShipsSioux, Beacon Hill and Antigonish,had begun its second cruise, whichwill include a visit to Long Beach,California. San Diego will be visitedduring the third and final cruise.

Tanned by the Riviera sun, UNTOcadets who took part in the first ofthree trans-Atlantic summer cruisesreturned to Halifax June 20.

The East Coast training group,composed of HMC Ships Crescent,La Hulloise and Swansea, called atthe Azores and visited Gibraltar andthe French Mediterranean naval baseof Toulon. Each stay was marked byoutstanding hospitality.

From Toulon, the group proceededto Villefranche, only a few miles fromCannes and Nice on the Riviera, for aregatta, then began the journey backto Canada.

Subseqllent training cruises thissummer will take the group to portsin the United Kingdom and France.

HUMBLE HERO(Continued from page 17)

stands was donated by the BaptistChurch and the town of Hantsport.has undertaken its perpetual care.

On November 9, 1947, Rear­Admiral C. R. H. Taylor, thenCommanding Officer Atlantic Coast,unveiled the memorial in a simplebut moving ceremony.

Hall's name and heroism werefurther perpetuated by the namingafter him of the colored branch of theCanadian Legion in Halifax.-F.M.P.

RCN NEWS REVIEW(Continued from page 3)

Miramichi, was laid at Saint John,N.B.

On June 21 a ship of the same class,HMCS Chaleur, was launched atPort Arthur.

Ontario Performs MercyMission During Cruise

Another mercy mission was addedearly in June to the list of theseperformed by HMCS Ontario.

The Ontario was proceeding on a

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training cruise to San Diego, Cali­fOJ;nia, when the weather ship, CGS(formerly HMCS) Stonetown , 800miles away, sent out a call for medicalassistance for a 17-year-old crewmember who had fallen against afire extinguisher and was sufferingagonizing abdominal pains. He hadundergone an appendix operationonly three weeks before.

The two ships made rendezvousand the injured man was transferredto the Ontario. Once under medicalcare in the cruiser's sick bay, thepatient was found to be in no im­mediate danger and the ship resumedher course for San Diego.

On her return to Canadian waters,the Ontario paid her first visit in twoyears to Vancouver. The latter partof June and most of July were setaside as a leave period, but trainingcruises to West Coast ports were to beresumed in August.

Cadet 1;raining GroupsComplete First Cruises

The first of the summer trainingcruises for UNTO cadets were com-pleted in J pne. .

A/Sub-Lieut. (L) Colin D. di Cenzo, ofHamilton, receives the Brydon-Jack MemorialPrize for highest standing in final yearelectrical engineering at the University ofNew Brunswick, during graduation exercisesMay 15. Making the presentation is J. G.Blaine Pugh, Fredericton, president of theuniversity's associated alumni. Standing atthe right is Dr. A. W. Trueman, president ofUNB. Sub-Lieut. di Cenzo, one of four RCNcadets who graduated from UNB, all withhigh academic standing, also won an AthloneFellowship.

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